Sohl and Koch OFR # 684: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Micrabaciidae
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Micrabacia sp.
Milne-Edwards 1849
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Micrabacia spp. | ||||||||||
Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus onyx
Morton 1834
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Hamulus onyx Morton | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Malletiidae
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Perissonata littlei
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3 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Perrisonota | ||||||||||
Perissonata littlei Gardner | ||||||||||
Malletia longfrons
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Malletia longfrons (Conrad) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana whitfieldi
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula percrassa
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15 specimens | |||||||||
Nucula percrassa Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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10 specimens | |||||||||
Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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13 specimens | |||||||||
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) pelagica
(Morton 1833)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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14 specimens | |||||||||
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
Syncyclonema ? kingi
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Syncylonema ? kingi (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Syncylonema ? kingi" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca sp.
Conrad 1862
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Striarca sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella webbervillensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Vetericardiella webbervillensis (S | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora berryi
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Tenea parilis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tenea parilis Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Vincent 1910
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28 specimens | |||||||||
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica" | ||||||||||
Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Corbula sp. | ||||||||||
Corbula monmouthensis
Gardner 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Nymphalucina ? linearea
(Stephenson 1941)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Nymphalucina linearia | ||||||||||
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea" | ||||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Dentalium sp. (ribbed) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna sp.
Lovén 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cylichna sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella
(Shumard 1861)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella Sh | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Actaeon sp.
Oken 1815
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1 specimen | |||||||||
replaced by Acteon | ||||||||||
Acteon sp. - originally entered as "Acteon sp." | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pholidotomidae
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Morea marylandica
Gardner 1916
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Morea marylandica Gardner | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Paladmetidae
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Paladmete cancellaria
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Anomalofusus lemniscatus
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Eulima sp.
Risso 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Eulima sp. | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonoidea
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Ammonoidea indet.
Zittel 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
"Ammonite fragments": originally entered as "Ammonite"; changed by JA 30.6.04 | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Sphenodiscidae
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Sphenodiscus sp.
Meek 1871
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Sphenodiscus sp. | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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Fish parts | ||||||||||
Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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Bone material | ||||||||||
Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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Shark parts | ||||||||||
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
(Leske 1778)
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Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp." | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Travis |
Coordinates: | 30.4° North, 97.4° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 35.8° North, 76.2° West | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
*Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Senonian |
*International age/stage: | Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Ammonoid zone: | Discoscaphites conradi |
Age range of interval: | 70.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Corsicana Marl | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | gray silty claystone | ||
Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Museum repositories: | USGS |
Collection method comments: Sohl collection |
Metadata
Also known as: | Willow Ck-3; USGS # 32338 | ||
Database number: | 4458 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
Modifier: | M. Manojlovic | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2016-08-08 12:09:27 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
282. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1984. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrate Fossils from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the west gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 84-687:1-282 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |
Secondary references:
29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |