Sohl and Koch OFR # 937: Maastrichtian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Sphenodiscidae
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Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
(Conrad 1857)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium leve
Stephenson 1923
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13 specimens | |||||||||
| Dentalium leve Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira
(Stephenson 1941)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Haustator bilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Graphidula sp. n. sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Graphidula n. sp. (smooth) - originally entered as "Graphidula n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Malletiidae
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Malletia longfrons
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Malletia longfrons (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula sp.
Lamarck 1799
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nucula sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) sellardsi
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) sellardsi Stephenson | ||||||||||
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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
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) sp.
Meek 1864
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Comptonectes) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca cuneata
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45 specimens | |||||||||
| Striarca cuneata Gabb | ||||||||||
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Arca sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Arca ? sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula sp. n. sp.
Bruguière 1789
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| Corbula n. sp. (large) - originally entered as "Corbula n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trachycardium sp.
Mörch 1853
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37 specimens | |||||||||
| Trachycardium sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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? Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astartemya fentressensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Astartemya fentressensis Stephenso | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Maverick |
| Coordinates: | 28.7° North, 100.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.9° North, 79.4° 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: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Escondido | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified sandy,calcareous siltstone | ||
| Environment: | estuary/bay | 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 |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: others collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | SE Eagle pass; USGS # 1481 | ||
| Database number: | 4608 | ||
| 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 12:29:43 |
| 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] |