Sohl and Koch OFR # 661: 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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Trochocyathidae indet.
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| Trochocyathid coral | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Pachydiscidae
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Pachydiscus sp.
Zittel 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pachydiscus sp. | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Dentalium sp. (ribbed) | ||||||||||
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Dentalium leve
Stephenson 1923
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Dentalium leve Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Margaritella cf. pumila
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Margaritella cf. M. pumila Stephen - originally entered as "Margaritella cf. pumila" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pickworthiidae
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Urceolabrum tuberculatum
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Urceolabrum turberculatum callistu | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira
(Stephenson 1941)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Haustator bilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St | ||||||||||
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Laxispira monilifera
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Laxispira monilifera Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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? Palaeopsephaea sp.
(Wade 1926)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Paleopsephaea | ||||||||||
| Paleopsephaea ? sp. - originally entered as "Paleopsephaea ? sp." | ||||||||||
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Bellifusus deatsvillensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Bellifusus deatsvillensis Stephens | ||||||||||
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Fusinus aff. macnairyensis
Wade 1926
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Fusinus aff. F. macnairyensis Sohl - originally entered as "Fusinus aff. macnairyensis" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Caveola sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Caveola sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Malletiidae
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Malletia longfrons
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Malletia longfrons (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Lithophaga sp.
Röding 1798
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lithophaga sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Crenella elegantula
Meek and Hayden 1862
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Ostrea sp. | ||||||||||
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Crassostrea cortex
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Crassostrea cortex (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) ornata
Gabb 1876
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
(Dietrich 1933)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Corbula sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hippuritida
- Antillocaprinidae
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Antillocaprina sp.
Trechmann 1924
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Antillocaprina sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria sp.
Conrad 1864
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria major Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella webbervillensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Vetericardiella webbervillensis (S | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Micrabaciidae
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Micrabacia sp.
Milne-Edwards 1849
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| Micrabacia spp. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Falls |
| Coordinates: | 31.4° North, 96.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.7° North, 75.2° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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 | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified sandy,calcareous siltstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite,replaced with calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Big Elm Ck-1; USGS # 32179 | ||
| Database number: | 4440 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2017-07-28 16:24:36 |
| 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] |