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
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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Rhombodus ? sp. Dames 1881 stingray
Rhombodus binkhorsti Dames 1881 stingray | |
Texabatis corrugata n. gen. n. sp.
Texabatis corrugata n. gen. n. sp. stingray | |
Dasyatis commercensis n. sp.
Dasyatis commercensis n. sp. whiptail stingray | |
Coupatezia turneri n. sp.
Coupatezia turneri n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 stingray | |
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark | |
Cretorectolobus cf. olsoni Case 1978 wobbegong | |
Ginglymostoma sp., Nebrius sp., Plicatoscyllium antiquum n. gen. n. sp., Plicatoscyllium derameei n. gen. n. sp., Cantioscyllium meyeri n. sp.
Ginglymostoma sp. Müller and Henle 1838 nurse shark
Nebrius sp. Rüppell 1837 nurse shark
Plicatoscyllium antiquum n. gen. n. sp. nurse shark
Plicatoscyllium derameei n. gen. n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Cantioscyllium meyeri n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark | |
Odontaspis aculeatus Cappetta and Case 1975 sand tiger shark | |
Pseudocorax granti Cappetta and Case 1975 mackerel shark | |
Carcharias holmdelensis, "Carcharias cf. samhammeri" = Carcharias samhammeri, "Carcharias heathi n. sp." = Carcharias samhammeri
Carcharias holmdelensis Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark
"Carcharias cf. samhammeri" = Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark
"Carcharias heathi n. sp." = Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark | |
"Anomotodon toddi n. sp." = Paranomotodon toddi
"Anomotodon toddi n. sp." = Paranomotodon toddi Case and Cappetta 1997 thresher shark | |
Serratolamna serrata Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |
Cretolamna maroccana mackerel shark | |
Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark
Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark | |
Scapanorhynchus sp. Woodward 1889 goblin shark | |
Palaeogaleus navarroensis n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 hound shark
Squatigaleus sulphurensis n. sp. hound shark
Galeorhinus aff. girardoti Herman 1977 school shark | |
Scyliorhinus ivagrantae n. sp.
Scyliorhinus ivagrantae n. sp. cat shark | |
Heterodontus granti n. sp.
Heterodontus granti n. sp. bullhead shark | |
Squalus huntensis n. sp.
Squalus huntensis n. sp. dogfish shark | |
Rhinobatos uvulatus n. sp., Rhinobatos craddocki n. sp.
Rhinobatos uvulatus n. sp. guitarfish
Rhinobatos craddocki n. sp. guitarfish | |
Protoplatyrhina renae Case 1978 guitarfish | |
Raja farishi n. sp.
Raja farishi n. sp. skate | |
Ptychotrygon winni n. sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 ray
Ptychotrygon vermiculata Cappetta 1975 ray | |
Sclerorhynchus pettersi n. sp., Ischyrhiza mira, "Ischyrhiza monasterica n. sp." = Ischyrhiza avonicola
Sclerorhynchus pettersi n. sp. ray
Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856 ray
"Ischyrhiza monasterica n. sp." = Ischyrhiza avonicola Estes 1964 ray | |
Hamrabatis weltoni n. sp., "Ewingia problematica n. gen. n. sp." = Tomewingia problematica
Hamrabatis weltoni n. sp. ray
"Ewingia problematica n. gen. n. sp." = Tomewingia problematica Case and Cappetta 1997 ray | |
Lissodus aff. babulski elasmobranch |