USGS 14103 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Sandstone concretions in westward-sloping field, north of the Dallas road, 0.6 mile west of Kaufman, Kaufman County; these concretions occupy same stratigraphic position as those 15 feet above base of section described under 7545.

Where: Kaufman County, Texas (32.6° N, 96.3° W: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 73.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nacatoch Sand Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; concretionary sandstone

• Sandstone concretions occupy same stratigraphic position as those 15 feet above base of section described under 7545.

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the USGS

• L. W. Stephenson 1928

Primary reference: L. W. Stephenson. 1941. The larger invertebrate fossils of the Navarro group of Texas. The University of Texas Publication 4101:1-625 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7550: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 18.07.2000, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae
"Nostoceras helicinum" = Nostoceras (Nostoceras) helicinum
"Nostoceras helicinum" = Nostoceras (Nostoceras) helicinum Shumard 1861 ammonite
Nostoceras helicinum humile Stephenson
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites claviformis Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Baculites claviformis Stephenson
 Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
"Parapachydiscus arkansanus" = Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) arkansanus
"Parapachydiscus arkansanus" = Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) arkansanus Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Parapachydiscus arkansanus Stephenson
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea eretacea snail
Tornatellaea eretacea appressa Stephenson
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna secalina Shumard 1861 snail
Cylichna secalina Shumard
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes rotundus moon snail
Gyrodes rotundus Stephenson
Gyrodes subcarinatus moon snail
Gyrodes subcarinatus Stephenson
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858 moon snail
Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad)
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Polinices rectilabrum texanus Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta crassicostata snail
Drilluta crassicostata Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
? Fusus robertsi snail
Fusus? robertsi Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Ornopsis sp. Wade 1916 true whelk
Ornopsis sp.
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum leioderma Conrad 1860 volute
Liopeplum lioderma longum Stephenson
Volutomorpha retifera Dall 1907 volute
Volutomorpha retifera Dall
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pterocerella poinsettiformis Stephenson 1941 snail
Pterocerella poinsettiformis Stephenson
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
? Syncyclonema (Syncyclonema) archeri scallop
Pecten (Syncyclonema?) archeri Stephenson
? Syncyclonema (Syncyclonema) simplicius scallop
Pecten (Syncyclonema?) simplicius Conrad
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia bryani oyster
Gervillia bryani Stephenson
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata clam
Glycymeris rotundata kaufmanensis Stephenson
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Ethmocardium (Ethmocardium) welleri cockle
Cardium (Ethmocardium) welleri Stephenson
 Cardiida - Veneridae
? Cyclorisma pumila venus clam
Cyclorisma? pumila Stephenson
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cyprimeria coonensis venus clam
Cyprimeria coonensis Stephenson
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora scabellum clam
Cymbophora scabellum Stephenson
Cymbophora subtilis clam
Cymbophora subtilis Stephenson
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Etea sp. Conrad 1873 clam
Etea sp.
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula crassiplica Gabb 1860 clam
Corbula crassiplica Gabb
Corbula inflata clam
Corbula inflata Stephenson
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
Leptosolen biplicatus Conrad
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Anatimya anteradiata Conrad 1860 clam
Anatimya anteradiata texana Stephenson
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Cymella bella clam
Cymella bella texana Stephenson
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta (Conrad)
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides mattiformis clam
Lucina mattiformis Stephenson
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
"Micrabacia hilgardi" = Micrabacia marylandica
"Micrabacia hilgardi" = Micrabacia marylandica Stephenson 1916 stony coral
subsp. occidentalis