Also known as Brazos River
Where: Burleson County, Texas (30.6° N, 96.5° W: paleocoordinates 31.9° N, 87.8° W)
When: Cook Mountain Formation (Claiborne Group), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected by Christopher Garvie
Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 205433: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Cadulus spp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell | |
? Fustiaria sp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell | |
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola, aff. Eulimella propenotata, Pyramidella perexilis, Pyramidella pseudopygmaea, Pyramidella spp.
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola snail
Pyramidella perexilis snail
Pyramidella spp. Lamarck 1799 snail | |
Architectonica sp., "Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta, Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana, "Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
"Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial
Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana Harris and Palmer 1947 sundial
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833 snail | |
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Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) gracilior Meyer 1886 wentletrap
Scalina trapaquara wentletrap
Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap | |
Litiopa sp. Rang 1829 snail | |
Turritella nasuta turret shell
Mesalia claibornensis turret shell | |
Eulima spp. Risso 1826 snail | |
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell | |
"Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata
"Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata Gabb 1860 triton shell | |
? Galeodea sp. Link 1807 snail
Phalium sp. Link 1807 snail | |
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute | |
Murex fusates murex snail | |
Fusimitra polita mitre shell
Volvaria gabbiana mitre shell | |
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Buccitriton texanum true whelk
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Bolis enterogramma true whelk
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk | |
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail | |
? Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail | |
Pleurofusia sp., Michela trabeatoides, Cochlespirella nana, Trypanotoma longispira, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Eucheilodon reticulata, Protosurcula gabbii, Awateria retifera, "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), Eosurcula moorei, Scobinella reticulatoides, Scobinella sp.
Pleurofusia sp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Cochlespirella nana turrid
Trypanotoma longispira turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Eucheilodon reticulata turrid
Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
Awateria retifera Gabb 1860 turrid
"Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Scobinella reticulatoides turrid
Scobinella sp. Conrad 1848 turrid | |
Hastula houstonia auger snail
Hastula sp. Adams and Adams 1853 auger snail | |
Glyptotoma conradiana, "Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens
Glyptotoma conradiana cone shell
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell | |
Tropisurcula sp., Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) sp., Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) texana, Cochlespira bastropensis, Cochlespira engonata
Tropisurcula sp. Casey 1904 snail
Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) sp. Casey 1904 snail
Cochlespira bastropensis snail
Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail | |
Bonellitia bastropensis snail
Bonellitia parilis snail
Trigonostoma panones snail
Trigonostoma babylonicum Lea 1833 snail | |
Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre | |
aff. Natica ("Naticarius") semilunata, Sinum inconstans, Sinum declive, "? Sigaretotrema sp." = Eunaticina, Polinices aratus
aff. Natica ("Naticarius") semilunata Lea 1833 moon snail
Sinum inconstans moon snail
Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
"? Sigaretotrema sp." = Eunaticina Fischer 1885 moon snail
Polinices aratus moon snail | |
Anticlimax sp. Pilsbry and McGinty 1946 snail
Cyclostremiscus axacuus snail | |
Turboella ziga snail | |
Cirsochilus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail | |
? Fissurella sp. Bruguière 1789 snail | |
Mnestia dekayi snail | |
Volvulella spp., cf. Rhizorus minutissimus, Rhizorus spp., cf. Rhizorus wellsi, Rhizorus loisae, Retusa (Cylichnina) galba
Volvulella spp. Newton 1891 snail
Rhizorus spp. Montfort 1810 snail
cf. Rhizorus wellsi snail
Rhizorus loisae snail
Retusa (Cylichnina) galba Conrad 1833 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"Calorhadia (Litorhadia) petropolitana" = Litorhadia, "Litorhadia sp." = Litorhadia, "Litorhadia aff. valdefragilis" = Litorhadia, Calorhadia (Calorhadia) compsa, Calorhadia (? Litorhadia) evanescentior, Calorhadia sp.
"Calorhadia (Litorhadia) petropolitana" = Litorhadia pointed nut clam
"Litorhadia sp." = Litorhadia Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
"Litorhadia aff. valdefragilis" = Litorhadia pointed nut clam
Calorhadia (Calorhadia) compsa Gabb 1860 pointed nut clam
Calorhadia (? Litorhadia) evanescentior Stenzel and E. K 1957 pointed nut clam
Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam | |
aff. Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Pteria (Pteria) cf. petropolitana pearl oyster | |
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam | |
Anomia ephippioides Gabb 1860 jingle | |
? Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam | |
Pachecoa sp. Harris 1919 clam | |
Notocorbula texana Gabb 1860 clam | |
Bornia sp. clam | |
aff. Glossus sp. Poli 1795 clam | |
Alveinus sp. Conrad 1865 clam | |
Katherinella sp. Tegland 1929 venus clam
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Pitar spp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Nemocardium gambrinum cockle | |
Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana Gabb 1860 tellin clam | |
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
Venericardia (Venericor) densata, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara
Venericardia (Venericor) densata Conrad 1845 clam
Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata Conrad 1833 clam
Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 clam |