Spring Branch-Cranes Mill region, Comal County: Early/Lower Albian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montastraeidae
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Orbicella whitneyi n. sp.
Wells 1932
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= "Montastrea" whitneyi
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Kiessling 2008 | ||||||
| original and current combination Montastraea | |||||||
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? Orbicella comalensis n. sp.
Wells 1932
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= "Montastrea" comalensis
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Kiessling 2008 | ||||||
| original and current combination Montastraea | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Actinastreidae
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Astrocoenia whitneyi
Wells 1932
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| recombined as Stelidioseris whitneyi | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montlivaltiidae
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Isastrea whitneyi n. sp.
Wells 1932
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Siderastreidae
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Siderofungia irregularis
Felix 1891
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Thamnasteriidae
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Centrastrea vaughani n. sp.
Wells 1932
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| recombined as Mesomorpha vaughani | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Parasmilia bullardi n. sp.
Wells 1932
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Comal |
| Coordinates: | 29.9° North, 98.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 27.8° North, 56.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 113.00000 - 109.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Trinity | Formation: | Glen Rose Limestone | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: older than Glen Rose reef trend (basal Glen Rose) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 2699 | ||
| Database number: | 74764 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel, W. Kiessling |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-08-29 02:23:44 | Last modified: | 2021-07-01 20:44:52 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-08-29 02:23:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information