Where: Lamar County, Texas (33.9° N, 95.3° W: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 59.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Woodbine Group, Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; shale
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. W. Wells. 1947. Coral Studies, Part III. Three new Cretaceous corals from Texas and Alabama, Part IV. A new species of Phyllangia from the Florida Miocene, Part V. A new Coenocyathus from Florida. Bulletins of American Paleontology 31(123):162-176 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 123575: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.01.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Astrangia (Coenangia) lamarensis n. sp. Wells 1947 stony coral |