USGS 07545: Maastrichtian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae
Solenoceras reesidei Stephenson 1941
Solenoceras reesidei Stephenson
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites undatus Stephenson 1941
Baculites undatus Stephenson
Baculites claviformis Stephenson 1941
Baculites claviformis Stephenson
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871
Sphenodiscus spp.
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras planoventer Stephenson 1941
Eutrephoceras planoventer Stephenson
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Spironema perryi
Spironema perryi Stephenson
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea scatesi
Tornatellaea scatesi Stephenson
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus sp. Cossmann 1888
Calliomphalus sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha striatella Shumard 1861
Ellipsoscapha striatella (Shumard)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna secalina Shumard 1861
Cylichna secalina Shumard
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices stephensoni
Polinices stephensoni Wade
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad 1858)
Polinices rectilabrum (Conrad)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Anomalofusus bellulus
Anomalofusus bellusus Stephenson
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Mataxa valida
Mataxa valida Stephenson
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete corbuliformis Stephenson 1941
Paladmete corbuliformis Stephenson
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutomorpha retifera Dall 1907
Volutomorpha retifera Dall
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860
Anchura spp.
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lycettia tippanus
Cuneolus tippanus (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814
Inoceramus sp. c Stephenson 1941
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
? Radiopecten (Radiopecten) mississippiensis
Pecten (Radiopecten) mississippiensis Conrad?
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797
Lima sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia bryani
Gervillia bryani Stephenson
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
? Pteria ? linguaeformis
Pteria? linguaeformis (Evans and Shumard)?
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata kaufmanensis
Glycymeris rotundata kaufmanensis Stephenson
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) bowenae
synonym of Trachycardium
Cardium (Granocardium) bowenae Stephenson
Cardium (Pachycardium) wadei
Cardium (Pachycardium) waldei Stephenson
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina munda
Tellina munda Stephenson
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
Tellina spp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus hendersoni
Isocardia hendersoni Stephenson
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
? Cyclorisma pumila
Cyclorisma? pumila Stephenson
Legumen ellipticum
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora scabellum
Cymbophora scabellum Stephenson
Cymbophora subtilis
Cymbophora subtilis Stephenson
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella lineata
? category
Veniella lineata (Shumard)
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Antillocaprinidae
? Titanosarcolites sp. Trechmann 1924
Titanosarcolites? sp.
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula crassiplica (Gabb 1860)
Corbula crassiplica Gabb
Corbula inflata
Corbula inflata Stephenson
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789
Corbula spp.
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Cymella bella texana
Cymella bella texana Stephenson
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
Liopistha protexta (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides mattiformis
Lucina mattiformis Stephenson
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Kaufman
Coordinates: 32.6° North, 96.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.9° North, 73.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
*Period:Late/Upper Cretaceous *Epoch:Senonian
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Nacatoch Sand
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:concretionary,glauconitic calcareous sandstone
Lithology description: about 50 feet of greenish-gray massive slightly glauconitic sand with concretionary masses of calcareous sandstone containing fossils; concretions in a layer about 15 feet above the base are very fossiliferous, and are estimated to be near the middle of the formation;
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Collection method comments: 7545: L. W. Stephenson 1911, 12923: L. W. Stephenson 1924, 14098: L. W. Stephenson 1928
Metadata
Also known as:Dallas highway, Pyles Hill, westward facing slope of Kings Creek valley, .6 mile west of the courthouse at Kaufman, Kaufman County; probably most of the fossils collected near Kaufman by Dr. T. W. Stanton in 1890 (see USGS 761) came from within the limits of this 50 foot section
Database number:7493
Authorizer:M. Kosnik Enterer:M. Kosnik
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2000-07-18 12:00:01 Last modified:2010-10-14 14:14:28
Access level:the public Released:2000-07-18 12:00:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
444. L. W. Stephenson. 1941. The larger invertebrate fossils of the Navarro group of Texas. The University of Texas Publication 4101:1-625 [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]