Sohl and Koch OFR # 603: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Lithophagidae indet.
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| Lithophagid borings | ||||||||||
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Nucula chatsfieldensis
Stephenson 1941
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Nucula chatsfieldensis Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus onyx
Morton 1834
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| Hamulus onyx Morton | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Scaphitidae
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Discoscaphites sp.
Meek 1870
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Discoscaphites sp. | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites sp.
Lamarck 1799
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Baculites sp. | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras sp.
Hyatt 1894
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Eutrephoceras sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes petrosus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gyrodes petrosus (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Napulus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Napulus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pyropsidae
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Pyropsis sp.
(Conrad 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pyropsis spp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Pugnellus sp.
Conrad 1860
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Pugnellus sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Legumen ellipticum
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Legumen ellipticum Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myoida
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Eufistulina ripleyana
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Eufistulana | ||||||||||
| Eufistulana ripleyana (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Eufistulana ripleyana" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Botula carolinensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Botula carolinensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis Stephen | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) sp.
Bruguiére 1796
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) sp. | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) kimbroensis
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) kimbroensis Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica
Conrad 1860
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conr | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte belli
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Pycnodonte belli Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Pycnodonte sp.
(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Pycnodonte sp. | ||||||||||
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Exogyra sp.
Say 1820
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Exogyra sp. | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon sp.
Conrad 1869
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nemodon sp. | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Bowie |
| Coordinates: | 33.5° North, 94.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.3° North, 72.4° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Ammonoid zone: | Discoscaphites conradi |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Corsicana Marl | Member: | lower | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandy claystone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Stephenson collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Oak Grove; USGS # 16160 : 13568 | ||
| Database number: | 4395 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Manojlovic | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2016-08-08 12:04:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 282. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1984. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrate Fossils from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the west gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 84-687:1-282 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |
Secondary references:
| 29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |