Comal Co. [Austin Chalk] (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Comal County, Texas (29.8° N, 98.3° W: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 67.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Austin Chalk Formation, Coniacian (89.8 - 86.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Austin Chalk, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not disucssed. AGE: Coniacian, on the basis of antiquated ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of entire formation.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified marl

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Chalk. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTORS: Unknown. REPOSITORY: USNM.

Primary reference: J. B. Reeside. 1932. The Upper Cretaceous ammonite genus Barroisiceras in the United States. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 170(B):9-21 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 88535: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.04.2009

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to Barroisiceras described in publication. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, but with species-resolution identifications.
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae
"Barroisiceras (Texasia) dentatocarinatum" = Barroisiceras (Texanites) dentatocarinatum
"Barroisiceras (Texasia) dentatocarinatum" = Barroisiceras (Texanites) dentatocarinatum Roemer 1849 ammonite