Also known as Kemp Clay, located in the north bank of the South Sulphur River, situated approximately five miles from Commerce, Hunt County,Texas(U.S.A).
Where: Hunt County County, Texas (33.3° N, 96.0° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 73.9° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Kemp Clay Formation (Navarro Group), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified claystone and lithified sandstone
Size class: mesofossils
Primary reference: G. R. Case and H. Cappetta. 1997. A new Selachian Fauna from the Late Maastrichtian of Texas (Upper Cretaceous/Navarroan; Kemp Formation). Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen (A)(34):131-189 [J. Kriwet/W. Glaeser/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 61738: authorized by Juergen Kriwet, entered by Wolfgang Glaeser on 27.06.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Texabatis corrugata n. gen. n. sp., Coupatezia turneri n. sp.
Texabatis corrugata n. gen. n. sp. stingray
Coupatezia turneri n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 stingray | |
Dasyatis commercensis n. sp.
Dasyatis commercensis n. sp. whiptail stingray | |
Rhombodus ? sp. Dames 1881 stingray
Rhombodus binkhorsti Dames 1881 stingray | |
Lissodus aff. babulski elasmobranch | |
Hamrabatis weltoni n. sp.
Hamrabatis weltoni n. sp. ray | |
Raja farishi n. sp.
Raja farishi n. sp. skate | |
Rhinobatos uvulatus n. sp., Rhinobatos craddocki n. sp.
Rhinobatos uvulatus n. sp. guitarfish
Rhinobatos craddocki n. sp. guitarfish | |
Protoplatyrhina renae Case 1978 guitarfish | |
Ptychotrygon winni n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 ray
Ptychotrygon vermiculata Cappetta 1975 ray | |
"Ischyrhiza monasterica n. sp." = Ischyrhiza avonicola, Ischyrhiza mira, Sclerorhynchus pettersi n. sp.
"Ischyrhiza monasterica n. sp." = Ischyrhiza avonicola Estes 1964 ray
Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856 ray
Sclerorhynchus pettersi n. sp. ray | |
"Ewingia problematica n. gen. n. sp." = Tomewingia problematica
"Ewingia problematica n. gen. n. sp." = Tomewingia problematica Case and Cappetta 1997 ray | |
Heterodontus granti n. sp.
Heterodontus granti n. sp. bullhead shark | |
Squalus huntensis n. sp.
Squalus huntensis n. sp. dogfish shark | |
Squatigaleus sulphurensis n. sp. hound shark
Galeorhinus aff. girardoti Herman 1977 school shark
Palaeogaleus navarroensis n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 hound shark | |
Scyliorhinus ivagrantae n. sp.
Scyliorhinus ivagrantae n. sp. cat shark | |
Cretorectolobus cf. olsoni Case 1978 wobbegong | |
Plicatoscyllium antiquum n. gen. n. sp., Plicatoscyllium derameei n. gen. n. sp., Nebrius sp., Ginglymostoma sp., Cantioscyllium meyeri n. sp.
Plicatoscyllium antiquum n. gen. n. sp. nurse shark
Plicatoscyllium derameei n. gen. n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Nebrius sp. Rüppell 1837 nurse shark
Ginglymostoma sp. Müller and Henle 1838 nurse shark
Cantioscyllium meyeri n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark | |
Serratolamna serrata Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |
Odontaspis aculeatus Cappetta and Case 1975 sand tiger shark | |
Carcharias holmdelensis, "Carcharias cf. samhammeri" = Carcharias samhammeri, "Carcharias heathi n. sp." = Carcharias samhammeri
Carcharias holmdelensis Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark
"Carcharias cf. samhammeri" = Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark
"Carcharias heathi n. sp." = Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark | |
Scapanorhynchus sp. Woodward 1889 goblin shark | |
"Anomotodon toddi n. sp." = Paranomotodon toddi
"Anomotodon toddi n. sp." = Paranomotodon toddi Case and Cappetta 1997 thresher shark | |
Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark
Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark | |
Cretolamna maroccana mackerel shark | |
Pseudocorax granti Cappetta and Case 1975 mackerel shark | |
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark |