Also known as AMNH locality 5543: Type Section Finis Shale (informal)

Where: Young County, Texas (33.1° N, 98.5° W: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 32.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Finis Shale Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

• However, the lower ammonoid bearing biofacies are not exposed.

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)

Primary reference: W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 218000: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

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