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USGS 18961, Red River County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.6106,-95.0528 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Red River County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 18961, Red River Co. [Blossom Sand] | Kennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (2001) | Blossom Sand | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Blossom Sand Fm, for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed; correlative (in part) of the Austin Chalk. AGE: Late Maastrichtian on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. | sandstone | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Baculites haresi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites haresi | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Placenticeras syrtale species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Placenticeratidae : Placenticeras : Placenticeras syrtale | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Kennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (2001) Santonian Ammonites from the Blossom Sand in Northeast Texas, American Museum Novitates 3332, 1-9 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!