TXV-66 (JL), near Jacksboro TX: Virgilian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Algae
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Algae indet.
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Jack |
| Coordinates: | 33.2° North, 98.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 5.8° South, 32.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| Stage: | Gzhelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 5 |
| Key time interval: | Virgilian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Cisco | Formation: | Graham | Member: | Jacksboro Limestone |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | wackestone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: 25.0-29.0 Limestone bedded wackestone with algae, beds 15-30 cm thick undulatory, weathers dark gray, pitted and bouldery. | |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:contains algae | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | AMNH locality 5520 | ||
| Database number: | 217920 | ||
| Authorizer: | B. Seuss | Enterer: | B. Seuss |
| Modifier: | B. Seuss | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2021-02-18 00:16:35 | Last modified: | 2022-04-20 02:57:21 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2021-02-18 00:16:35 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 75524. | 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] |