List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Eodrilla texana
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32 individuals | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Eodrillia texana" | ||||||||||
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Sphyreana sp.
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
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Trichiuris sp.
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Sciaenidae
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Jefitchia sp.
Frizzell and Dante 1965
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Galeocerdidae
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Galeocerdo latidens
(Agassiz 1835)
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Abdounia recticona
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
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Abdounia enniskilleni
(White 1956)
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Negaprion gibbesi
(Woodward 1889)
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
| recombined as Carcharhinus gibbesii | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Mitsukurinidae
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Striatolamia macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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Westgate 2001 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Lunulitidae
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Lunulitidae indet.
Lagaaij 1952
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12 individuals | |||||||||
| lunulitid A | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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26 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Gegania antiquata
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9 individuals | |||||||||
| G. a. striata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Pyramidella dalli
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Pyramidella propeacicula
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica scrobiculata
(Conrad 1833)
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Patulaxis scrobiculata | ||||||||||
| A. s. hicoria | ||||||||||
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Architectonica meekana
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14 individuals | |||||||||
| A. m. splendida | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Skeneidae
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Skena pignus
(de Gregorio 1890)
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6 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Skenea pignus | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Skenea pignus" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa galba
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31 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Mesalia claibornensis
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9 individuals | |||||||||
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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46 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Naticidae indet.
Guilding 1834
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403 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Cyclostremiscus exacuus
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Tripia ? anteatripla
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30 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Pleurotoma (Tripia) | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Tripia anteatripla?" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Latirus moorei
Gabb 1860
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64 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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26 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
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Buccitriton texanum
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154 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus mortoniopsis
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Trigonostoma penrosei
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Trigonostoma babylonicum
Lea 1833
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bonellitia parilis
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46 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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Ancistrosyrinx ? greggi
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90 individuals | |||||||||
| synonym of Cochlespira | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Ancistrosyrinx greggi?" | ||||||||||
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Cochlespira engonata
Conrad 1865
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Mirula) texagyra
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38 individuals | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Terebra (Mirula) texagyra" | ||||||||||
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Hastula houstonia
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7 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Glyptotoma crassiplicata
Gabb 1860
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5 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Coronia childreni
(Lea 1833)
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Michela trabeatoides
Harris 1895
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88 individuals | |||||||||
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Eopleurotoma lisboncola
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82 individuals | |||||||||
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Trypanotoma longispira
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16 individuals | |||||||||
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Eosurcula moorei
Gabb 1860
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12 individuals | |||||||||
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Protosurcula gabbi
Conrad 1865
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44 individuals | |||||||||
| corrected as Protosurcula gabbii | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Microdrillia sp.
Casey 1903
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6 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla staminea
Conrad 1832
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11 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Pyramimitra terebraeformis
(Conrad 1848)
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6 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Mitra terebraeformis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Bullata semen
Lea 1833
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Athleta petrosus
(Conrad 1833)
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21 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Athleta petrosa | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Distorsio septemdentata
()
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Distorsio septendentata | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Distortio septemdentata" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficopsis texana
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22 individuals | |||||||||
| synonym of Ficus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Eulima extremis
Aldrich 1911
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5 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Calorhadia compsa
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Calorhadia evanescentior
Stenzel and E. K 1957
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula mauricensis
(Harris 1919)
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48 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Cubitostrea divaricata
(Lea 1833)
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29 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) divaricata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Pachecoa sabinica
Harris 1919
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52 individuals | |||||||||
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Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella
(Lea 1833)
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Abra nitens
(Lea 1833)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| original and current combination Egeria nitens | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina mooreana
Gabb 1860
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Katherinella trinitatis
Stenzel et al. 1957
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caryocorbula deusseni
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22 individuals | |||||||||
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Vokesula smithvillensis
(Harris 1919)
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32 individuals | |||||||||
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Notocorbula texana
(Gabb 1860)
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115 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia rotunda
Lea 1833
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23 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Turbinoliidae
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Turbinolia pharetra
Lea 1833
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116 individuals | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas |
| Coordinates: | 30.6° North, 96.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.4° North, 86.5° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Crockett | Member: | Stone City | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower part of the main glauconite bed | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | condensed,glauconitic unlithified argillaceous sandstone | ||
| Environment: | offshore | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
| Geology comments: muddy glauconite sandabove storm wave base | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:includes all countable macrofossils but bivalves, does include oysters | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Stone-a | ||
| Database number: | 2412 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany, J. Sessa, M. Uhen | Enterer: | L. Ivany, M. Uhen, J. Sessa |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-07-03 14:21:08 | Last modified: | 2011-01-10 08:19:41 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-07-03 14:21:08 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72. | L. C. Ivany. 1997. Faunal stability and environmental change in the middle Eocene Gulf Coastal Plain (PhD Thesis, Harvard University). 1-221 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/A. Clement] |
Secondary references:
| 12028 | J. W. Westgate. 2001. Paleoecology and biostratigraphy of marginal marine gulf coast Eocene vertebrate localities. Eocene Biodiversity: Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats 263-297 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |