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Locality BR , Baylor County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.6,-99.25 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Baylor County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality BR (Lower Vale Fm.) | Olson E. C. (1958) | Clear Fork - Vale | Lower part of the Vale Formation, about 100 feet above base. Lower Permian (Leonardian). The base and top of the Clear Fork Group (i.e., Arroyo, Vale, and Choza formations) are both within the Kungurian: see Wardlaw 2005 (Permophiles) for the base, and DiMichele et al. 2001 (J Paleont) for the top | sandstone | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dimetrodon gigashomogenes species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : Dimetrodon : Dimetrodon gigashomogenes | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Diplocaulus magnicornis species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : Diplocaulus : Diplocaulus magnicornis | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Eryops megacephalus species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Eryopidae : Eryops : Eryops megacephalus | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Trimerorhachis insignis species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Trimerorhachidae : Trimerorhachis : Trimerorhachis insignis | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Labidosaurikos meachami species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Captorhinidae : Labidosaurikos : Labidosaurikos meachami | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
References
Olson E. C. (1958) Fauna of the Vale and Choza: Summary, Review, and Integration of the Geology and the Faunas, Fieldiana Geology 10 32, 397-448 |
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!