C1-13-14(Kiowa) (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Clark County, Kansas (37.3° N, 99.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 58.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kiowa Formation, Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; graded conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. W. Scott. 1970. Paleoecology and Paleontology of the Lower Cretaceous Kiowa Formation, Kansas. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions (52)1-94 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1986: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 15.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Repichnia sp.
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Cliona sp. demosponge
few
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Membranipora sp.
Membranipora sp. Blainville 1834
few
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya belviderensis
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium kansasense, Protocardia texana
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Scabrotrigonia emoryi
Scabrotrigonia emoryi Conrad 1857 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Botula carolinensis
Botula carolinensis mussel
abundant
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaea corrugata, Gryphaea sp., Gryphaea navia
Gryphaea corrugata oyster
16 are "corrugata var. belviderensis" - originally entered as "Gryphaea corrugata var. belviderensis"
Gryphaea sp. Lamarck 1801 oyster
Gryphaea navia Gabb 1861 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet., Crassostrea kiowana
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
abundant - originally entered as "Ostreidae sp."