The Narrows, Blanco River (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Reef 2699

Where: Hays County, Texas (30.1° N, 98.3° W: paleocoordinates 27.9° N, 56.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Glen Rose Limestone Formation (Trinity Group), Early/Lower Albian (112.0 - 109.0 Ma)

• older than Glen Rose reef trend (basal Glen Rose)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• coral reef

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. W. Wells. 1932. Corals of the Trinity Group of the Comanchean of central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 6(3):225-256 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74762: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.08.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
"Astrocoenia whitneyi" = Stelidioseris whitneyi
"Astrocoenia whitneyi" = Stelidioseris whitneyi Wells 1932 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
"Diploastrea harrisi n. sp." = Astraeofungia diversisepta
"Diploastrea harrisi n. sp." = Astraeofungia diversisepta Hackemesser 1936 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea whitneyi Wells 1932 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena texana Wells 1932 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
"Orbicella whitneyi" = Latiastrea whitneyi
"Orbicella whitneyi" = Latiastrea whitneyi Wells 1932 stony coral