Fossil Creek, 6 mi. N of Fort Worth [Denison Fm] (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Texas (32.8° N, 97.3° W: paleocoordinates 30.1° N, 59.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Denison Formation (Washita Group), Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• Comanche series

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal ramp; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell. 1915. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54:1-341 [L. Villier/J. Millet/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 58637: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Julien Millet on 17.02.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Trochosmilia sp.
Trochosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia sp.
Salenia sp. Gray 1835 sea urchin
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina parryi
Pyrina parryi Hall 1857 sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Macraster nodopyda, Macraster elegans, Macraster arguilera
Macraster nodopyda heart urchin
Macraster elegans heart urchin
Macraster arguilera heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Epiaster whitei
Epiaster whitei Clark 1891 heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Washitaster longisulcus
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster simplex
Holaster simplex Shumard 1853 sea urchin
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Leptarbacia argutus
Leptarbacia argutus Clark and Twitchell 1915 sea urchin
Ophiuroidea
 Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
"Ophioglypha texana" = Ophiura texana
"Ophioglypha texana" = Ophiura texana Clark 1893 brittle star
well preserved, diameter of disk 4 mm, length of arm 50 mm, width of arm at disk 2 mm
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Lamna sp.
Lamna sp. Cuvier 1816 mackerel shark
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
? Neritina sp.
? Neritina sp. Lamarck 1816 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Cinulia aff. tarrantensis
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
? Nerinea sp.
? Nerinea sp. Deshayes 1827 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
"Pleurotomaria austinensis" = Pleurotomaria (Leptomaria) austinensis, "Pleurotomaria robusta" = Pleurotomaria (Leptomaria) austinensis, Pleurotomaria macilenta
"Pleurotomaria austinensis" = Pleurotomaria (Leptomaria) austinensis Shumard 1861 snail
"Pleurotomaria robusta" = Pleurotomaria (Leptomaria) austinensis Shumard 1861 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella marnochi, Turritella sp., Turritella seriatimgranulata
Turritella marnochi turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella seriatimgranulata Roemer 1849 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp., "Alectryonia aff. carinata" = Ostrea (Alectryonia), Ostrea subovata
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
"Alectryonia aff. carinata" = Ostrea (Alectryonia) oyster
Ostrea subovata Shumard 1854 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra americana, Gryphaea washitaensis, Gryphaea gibberosa
Exogyra americana Marcou 1858 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
? Spondylus hilli, Pecten subalpinus, ? Pecten catherina, Pecten bellula, "Pecten texanus" = Camptonectes virgatus
Pecten subalpinus Parona 1890 scallop
"Pecten texanus" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
"Pecten wrighti" = Neithea wrighti
"Pecten wrighti" = Neithea wrighti Shumard 1860 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima spp., Lima sp. n. sp., Lima generosa, Lima wacoensis
Lima spp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
Lima sp. n. sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
Lima generosa file clam
Lima wacoensis Roemer 1849 file clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula incongrua, Plicatula dentonensis, Plicatula ? spp.
Plicatula ? spp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sp.
Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya shattucki, Pachymya sp. n. sp.
Pholadomya shattucki Böse 1910 clam
Pachymya sp. n. sp. Sowerby 1826 clam
aff. austinensis
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Remondia robbinsi
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae
Pervinquieria minima, Pervinquieria austinensis, Pervinquieria maxima, Pervinquieria spp.
Pervinquieria spp. Böhm 1910 ammonite
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Cymatoceras texanum