PBDB Collection

Terlingua (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as OMNH V58; TMM 43057

Where: Brewster County, Texas (29.3° N, 103.5° W: paleocoordinates 35.8° N, 77.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Shale Member (Aguja Formation), Judithian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• "microvertebrate-bearing bed is 13 to 18 cm thick" and "within several meters of the top of the underlying Terlingua Creek sandstone member"

•ammonites and bivalves support a late Campanian age

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; conglomerate and sandstone

• "shallow channel with sluggish current... estuarine environment"

• "discontinuous stringers of fine (granule to small pebble) conglomerate separated by thin lenses of fine sandstones and clayey siltstone"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the TMM

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, sieve

Primary reference: T. Rowe, R. L. Cifelli, T. M. Lehman and A. Weil. 1992. The Campanian Terlingua local fauna, with a summary of other vertebrates from the Aguja Formation, Trans-Pecos Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(4):472-493 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14489: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Matthew Carrano, Jonathan Tennant and Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• "Pediomys cf. krejcii" is indeterminate at the ordinal level: Cifelli 1994

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unclassified
-	Plantae indet. Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866 "wood, coal, amber"
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Teleostei indet. Teleostei indet.
Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae	Phyllodontidae indet. Phyllodontidae indet. Sauvage 1875
Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae	Lepisosteidae indet. Lepisosteidae indet. Cuvier 1825 gar
Amiiformes - Amiidae	Amiidae indet. Amiidae indet. Huxley 1861 bowfin
Amphibia
Salientia -	Anura indet., Anura "indet. 1"⁵ Anura indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog Anura "indet. 1"⁵ Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog OMNH 25243, TMM 43057-256, maxillae
Caudata - Urodela	Urodela indet., Scapherpetontidae indet. Urodela indet. salamander Scapherpetontidae indet. Auffenberg and Goin 1959 salamander
Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae	Albanerpetontidae indet.³, "Albanerpeton nexuosus" = Albanerpeton nexuosus³, "Albanerpeton nexuosum" = Albanerpeton nexuosus⁴, Albanerpeton gracilis³ Albanerpetontidae indet.³ Fox and Naylor 1982 tetrapod TMM 43057-257, 249-251, 253-255, 258 "Albanerpeton nexuosus" = Albanerpeton nexuosus³ Estes 1981 tetrapod OMNH 25345, 60238-60241, 25235, 25238, 60243-60244 "Albanerpeton nexuosum" = Albanerpeton nexuosus⁴ Estes 1981 tetrapod Albanerpeton gracilis³ Gardner 2000 tetrapod OMNH 60242, 25349, 60325
Reptilia
Squamata -	Squamata indet. Squamata indet. squamates "sp. nov. X" and "sp. nov. Y"
Serpentes -	Serpentes indet. Serpentes indet. snake
Squamata - Scincidae	Scincidae indet., Scincidae sp.⁸ Scincidae indet. Gray 1825 skink "sp. nov. A" Scincidae sp.⁸ Gray 1825 skink
Squamata - Xantusiidae	Catactegenys solaster n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Catactegenys solaster n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Nydam et al. 2013 night lizard Holotype: TMM 43057-286, partial right spleniodentary; paratypes: TMM 43057-287, partial right maxilla; TMM 43057-288, partial left spleniodentary; TMM 43057-393, partial left spleniodentary; referred specimens: OMNH 30874, partial left spleniodentary; OMNH 30884, partial spleniodentary; TMM 43057-404, two isolated, unassociated teeth.
Squamata - Necrosauridae	Necrosauridae indet. Necrosauridae indet. Hoffstetter 1943 squamates
Squamata - Xenosauridae	cf. Xenosauridae sp.⁸ cf. Xenosauridae sp.⁸ Cope 1866 squamates TMM 43057-614, osteoderm; TMM 43057-615; TMM 43057-616; OMNH 23035, left maxilla (missing); OMNH 25337, left maxilla (missing)
Squamata -	Platynota indet.⁸, cf. Parasaniwa wyomingensis⁸ Platynota indet.⁸ Baur 1890 squamates TMM 43057-332, dorsal vertebra cf. Parasaniwa wyomingensis⁸ Gilmore 1928 squamates OMNH 30882, right dentary fragment; OMNH 30883, dentary fragment; TMM 43057-403, dentary fragment; TMM 43057-266 jaw fragment; TMM 43057-399, jaw fragment
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguidae indet., Odaxosaurus piger⁸, Glyptosaurinae indet., Proxestops sp. Anguidae indet. Gray 1825 squamates OMNH 30888, isolated osteoderm; TMM 43057-607, partial right frontal; TMM 43057-282, isolated osteoderm; TMM 43057-608613, isolated osteoderms Odaxosaurus piger⁸ Gilmore 1928 squamates Glyptosaurinae indet. Marsh 1872 squamates Proxestops sp. Gauthier 1982 squamates
Squamata -	Restes sp., cf. Scincomorpha sp.⁸, Apsgnathus triptodon n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Restes sp. Gauthier 1982 squamates cf. Scincomorpha sp.⁸ Camp 1923 squamates TMM 43057-267, fragment of a right maxilla Apsgnathus triptodon n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Nydam et al. 2013 squamates "sp. nov. B"
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionychinae indet.¹ Trionychinae indet.¹ Gray 1825 softshell turtle
Testudines -	"Chelonia indet." = Testudines "Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
Testudinata - Baenidae	"Baena" sp. "Baena" sp. Leidy 1870 turtle
Loricata - Goniopholididae	"Goniopholidae indet." = Goniopholididae "Goniopholidae indet." = Goniopholididae Cope 1875 crocodilian
Crocodylia -	Deinosuchus riograndensis Deinosuchus riograndensis Colbert and Bird 1954 crocodilian
Theropoda -	Theropoda indet.⁹ Theropoda indet.⁹ theropod
Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae	Saurornitholestes cf. langstoni⁹, Richardoestesia cf. gilmorei⁹ Saurornitholestes cf. langstoni⁹ Sues 1978 maniraptoran Richardoestesia cf. gilmorei⁹ Currie et al. 1990 maniraptoran misspelt "Ricardoestesia"
Theropoda - Caenagnathidae	Leptorhynchos gaddisi⁷ Leptorhynchos gaddisi⁷ Longrich et al. 2013 maniraptoran TMM 43057-36, 354, 357
Theropoda - Tyrannosauridae	Tyrannosaurinae indet.⁶ Tyrannosaurinae indet.⁶ Matthew and Brown 1922 tyrannosaurine TMM 43057-505, caudal vertebra; 43057-142, digit III pedal phalanx
Theropoda - Ornithomimidae	Ornithomimus "sp. nov."⁷, cf. Struthiomimus sp.⁷ Ornithomimus "sp. nov."⁷ Marsh 1890 ornithomimid TMM 43057-424 cf. Struthiomimus sp.⁷ Osborn 1916 ornithomimid TMM 43057-165
Ornithischia - Ankylosauridae	Ankylosauridae indet.⁹ Ankylosauridae indet.⁹ Brown 1908 ankylosaurid
Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae	Hadrosauridae indet. Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869 hadrosaurid
Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae	Ceratopsidae indet. Ceratopsidae indet. Marsh 1888 ceratopsid
Ornithischia - Pachycephalosauridae	Pachycephalosauridae indet.⁹ Pachycephalosauridae indet.⁹ Sternberg 1945 ornithischian
Mammalia
Theriamorpha -	Paleomolops langstoni n. sp.² Paleomolops langstoni n. sp.² Cifelli 1994 mammal
Theriamorpha - Alphadontidae	Alphadon perexiguus n. sp.², Alphadon cf. halleyi², Turgidodon cf. lillegraveni² Alphadon perexiguus n. sp.² Cifelli 1994 metatherian Alphadon cf. halleyi² Sahni 1972 metatherian includes "A. cf. sahnii" Cifelli 1994, which replaced "A. cf. wilsoni" Turgidodon cf. lillegraveni² Cifelli 1990 metatherian
Theriamorpha -	Tribotheria indet. Tribotheria indet. Butler 1978 mammal see also Cifelli 1994
Theriamorpha - Zhelestidae	Gallolestes agujaensis n. sp.² Gallolestes agujaensis n. sp.² Cifelli 1994 eutherian
Allotheria -	Multituberculata indet. Multituberculata indet. Cope 1884 multituberculate said to be a new genus
Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae	Cimolodon sp., Cimolodon cf. electus Cimolodon sp. Marsh 1889 multituberculate Cimolodon cf. electus Fox 1971 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Neoplagiaulacidae indet. Neoplagiaulacidae indet. Ameghino 1890 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae	Cimolomys clarki, Meniscoessus sp. Cimolomys clarki Sahni 1972 multituberculate Meniscoessus sp. Cope 1882 multituberculate two forms, one probably new
Gnathostomata
-	Chondrichthyes indet. Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatidae indet. Dasyatidae indet. Jordan 1888 whiptail stingray
Euselachii -	Batomorphii indet. Batomorphii indet. Cappetta 1980 elasmobranch
Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae	Onchopristis dunklei, Ischyrhiza avonicola Onchopristis dunklei McNulty and Slaughter 1962 ray Ischyrhiza avonicola Estes 1964 ray
Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae	Ptychotrygon sp. Ptychotrygon sp. Jaekel 1894 ray
Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae	"Squatirhina americana" = Restesia americana "Squatirhina americana" = Restesia americana Estes 1964 wobbegong
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Scapanorhynchus sp. Scapanorhynchus sp. Woodward 1889 goblin shark
Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae	Hybodontidae indet., Hybodus sp. Hybodontidae indet. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch
Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae	"Lissodus selachos" = Lonchidion selachos "Lissodus selachos" = Lonchidion selachos Estes 1964 elasmobranch

Ichnofossils -	Teredolites sp. Teredolites sp. Leymerie 1842 shipworm borings

¹Alroy 2007; ²Cifelli 1994; ³Gardner 2000; ⁴Gardner and DeMar 2013; ⁵Gardner et al. 2016; ⁶Lehman and Wick 2013; ⁷Longrich et al. 2013; ⁸Nydam et al. 2013; ⁹Sankey 2001