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Kemp Clay Formation (Cretaceous of the United States)

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).

Where: Hunt County County, Texas (33.3° N, 96.0° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 73.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kemp Clay Formation (Navarro Group), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified claystone and lithified sandstone

• quartz sand and clay

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61738: authorized by Juergen Kriwet, entered by Wolfgang Glaeser on 27.06.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
-	Ewingia problematica n. gen. n. sp. Ewingia problematica n. gen. n. sp. cartilaginous fish
Plagiostomi - Squalidae	Squalus huntensis n. sp. Squalus huntensis n. sp. dogfish shark
Hybodontiformes -	Lissodus aff. babulski Lissodus aff. babulski elasmobranch
Rajiformes -	Hamrabatis weltoni n. sp. Hamrabatis weltoni n. sp. ray
Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae	Rhinobatos uvulatus n. sp., Rhinobatos craddocki n. sp. Rhinobatos uvulatus n. sp. guitarfish Rhinobatos craddocki n. sp. guitarfish
Rajiformes -	Protoplatyrhina renae Protoplatyrhina renae Case 1978 guitarfish
Rajiformes - Rajidae	Raja farishi n. sp. Raja farishi n. sp. skate
Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae	Sclerorhynchus pettersi n. sp., Ischyrhiza monasterica n. sp., Ischyrhiza mira Sclerorhynchus pettersi n. sp. elasmobranch Ischyrhiza monasterica n. sp. elasmobranch Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856 elasmobranch
Sclerorhynchiformes - Ptychotrygonidae	Ptychotrygon winni n. sp., Ptychotrygon vermiculata Ptychotrygon winni n. sp. elasmobranch Ptychotrygon vermiculata Cappetta 1975 elasmobranch
Myliobatiformes -	Coupatezia turneri n. sp., Texabatis corrugata n. gen. n. sp. Coupatezia turneri n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 stingray Texabatis corrugata n. gen. n. sp. stingray
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis commercensis n. sp. Dasyatis commercensis n. sp. whiptail stingray
Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae	Rhombodus ? sp., Rhombodus binkhorsti Rhombodus ? sp. Dames 1881 stingray Rhombodus binkhorsti Dames 1881 stingray
Lamniformes - Anacoracidae	Pseudocorax granti, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax pristodontus Pseudocorax granti mackerel shark Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1843 crow shark
Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae	Serratolamna serrata, Cretolamna maroccana Serratolamna serrata mackerel shark Cretolamna maroccana mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Odontaspididae	Odontaspis aculeatus, Carcharias heathi n. sp., Carcharias holmdelensis, Carcharias cf. samhammeri Odontaspis aculeatus sand tiger shark Carcharias heathi n. sp. sand shark Carcharias holmdelensis sand shark Carcharias cf. samhammeri sand shark
Carchariniformes - Triakidae	Galeorhinus aff. girardoti, Palaeogaleus navarroensis n. sp. Galeorhinus aff. girardoti school shark Palaeogaleus navarroensis n. sp. hound shark
Carchariniformes -	Squatigaleus sulphurensis n. sp. Squatigaleus sulphurensis n. sp. ground shark
Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae	Heterodontus granti n. sp. Heterodontus granti n. sp. bullhead shark
- Scyllidae	Scyliorhinus ivagrantae n. sp. Scyliorhinus ivagrantae n. sp. shark
Euselachii - Mitsukurinidae	Scapanorhynchus sp., Anomotodon toddi n. sp. Scapanorhynchus sp. Woodward 1889 goblin shark Anomotodon toddi n. sp. goblin shark
Orectolobiformes -	Cretorectolobus cf. olsoni Cretorectolobus cf. olsoni Case 1978 carpet shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	Nebrius sp., Cantioscyllium meyeri n. sp., Plicatoscyllium antiquum n. gen. n. sp., Plicatoscyllium derameei n. gen. n. sp. Nebrius sp. Rüppell 1837 nurse shark Cantioscyllium meyeri n. sp. nurse shark Plicatoscyllium antiquum n. gen. n. sp. nurse shark Plicatoscyllium derameei n. gen. n. sp. nurse shark
Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae	Ginglymostoma sp. Ginglymostoma sp. Müller and Henle 1838 wobbegong
Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae	Hexanchus sp. Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark