Springtown local fauna: Albian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae
Hybodus cf. brevicostatus Patterson 1966
recombined as Polyacrodus brevicostatus
Hybodus aff. parvidens Woodward 1916
recombined as Polyacrodus parvidens
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes
Hypolophus mcnultyi n. sp. Thurmond 1971
recombined as Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Lamna aff. sulcata (Geinitz 1843)
synonym of Cretodus semiplicatus
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Palaeobalistum rectidens Thurmond 1974
Thurmond 1974 6 specimens
SMUSMP 62108-62113
Callodus coronatus Thurmond 1974
Thurmond 1974 1 specimen
SMUSMP 62088
Macromesodon dumblei
Thurmond 1974 2 specimens
SMUSMP 62102, 62103
Coelodus sp. Haeckel
Thurmond 1974 1 specimen
SMUSMP 62269
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes
Lepidotes sp. Agassiz 1832
Thurmond 1974
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Parker
Coordinates: 32.9° North, 97.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.4° North, 57.4° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Trinity Formation:Paluxy Member:Middle
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:99143
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Oreska, M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2010-10-29 06:29:06 Last modified:2015-08-12 11:56:19
Access level:the public Released:2010-10-29 06:29:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

34100.ETE J. T. Thurmond. 1971. Cartilaginous fishes of the Trinity Group and related rocks (Lower Cretaceous) of north central Texas. Southeastern Geology 13:207-227 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Oreska]

Secondary references:

56060 J. T. Thurmond. 1974. Lower vertebrate faunas of the Trinity Division on north-central Texas. In B. F. Perkins (ed.), Aspects of Trinity Division Geology. A Symposium on the Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Environments, and Fauna of the Comanche Cretaceous Trinity Division (Aptian and Albian) of Texas and Northern Mexico. Geoscience and Man 8:103-129 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]