Kemp Clay Formation: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Texabatis corrugata n. gen., n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae
Rhombodus ? sp. Dames 1881
Rhombodus binkhorsti Dames 1881
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis commercensis n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Coupatezia turneri n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus granti n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Squalus huntensis n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae
Ptychotrygon winni n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
Ptychotrygon vermiculata Cappetta 1975
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Ischyrhiza monasterica n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
synonym of Ischyrhiza avonicola
Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856
Sclerorhynchus pettersi n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes
Ewingia problematica n. gen., n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
recombined as Tomewingia problematica
Protoplatyrhina renae Case 1978
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos uvulatus n. sp.
Rhinobatos craddocki n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja farishi n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes
Hamrabatis weltoni n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis aculeatus (Cappetta and Case 1975)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudocoracidae
Pseudocorax granti Cappetta and Case 1975
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Serratolamnidae
Serratolamna serrata (Agassiz 1838)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Scapanorhynchus sp. Woodward 1889
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Cretolamna maroccana
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias holmdelensis (Cappetta and Case 1975)
Carcharias cf. samhammeri (Cappetta and Case 1975)
Carcharias heathi n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
synonym of Carcharias samhammeri
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Anomotodon toddi n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
recombined as Paranomotodon toddi
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax pristodontus (Agassiz 1835)
Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz 1843)
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Cretorectolobus cf. olsoni Case 1978
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma sp. Müller and Henle 1838
Plicatoscyllium antiquum n. gen., n. sp.
Plicatoscyllium derameei n. gen., n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
Nebrius sp. Rüppell 1837
Cantioscyllium meyeri n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus ivagrantae n. sp.
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Squatigaleus sulphurensis n. sp.
Galeorhinus aff. girardoti Herman 1977
Palaeogaleus navarroensis n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes
Lissodus aff. babulski
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Hunt County
Coordinates: 33.3° North, 96.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.3° North, 73.9° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Late/Upper Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Navarro Formation:Kemp Clay
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified claystone
Secondary lithology: lithified sandstone
Lithology description: quartz sand and clay
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
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).
Database number:61738
Authorizer:J. Kriwet Enterer:W. Glaeser
Modifier:W. Glaeser Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-06-27 04:53:03 Last modified:2006-06-27 08:49:52
Access level:the public Released:2006-06-27 04:53:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
17766. 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]