Highway 21, Stone City beds: Eocene, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Beryciformes
Brazosiella kokeni n. gen., n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
Brazosiella moseleyi n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae
Allomorone burlesonis Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Sciaenidae
Corvina intermedia (Koken 1884)
Jefitchia copelandi n. gen., n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Eosolea texana n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae
Signata stenzeli n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
Bauzaia mucronata
Bauzaia lamberi Frizzell and Dante 1965
Bauzaia melrosensis Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Preophidion petropolis Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum americanum n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Bagridae
Claibornichthys troelli n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parbatmya fornicata n. gen., n. sp.
Actinopteri - Albuliformes
Genartina texana n. gen., n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965
unclassified
Stintonia brazosia Frizzell and Lamber 1961
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Brazos
Coordinates: 30.6° North, 96.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.7° North, 85.5° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Eocene
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Stone City
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic silty "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Stone City Bluff, Moseley's Ferry
Database number:84145
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-09-18 18:55:17 Last modified:2008-09-21 18:41:27
Access level:the public Released:2008-09-18 18:55:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
28160. D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante. 1965. Otoliths of some early Cenozoic fishes of the Gulf Coast. Journal of Paleontology 39(4):687-718 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]