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M 551, Falls County, Texas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)31.2153,-96.9147
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationTexas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Falls County, Texas, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
M 551Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)Midway - Kincaidnot reported66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
M 553Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)Midway - Kincaidnot reported66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
M 554Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)Midway - Kincaidnot reported66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
M 555Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)Midway - Kincaidnot reported66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
M 812Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)Midway - Porters Creeknot reported66 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene
M 912Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)Midway - Claytonnot reported66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
M 913Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)Midway - Kincaidnot reported66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Septastrea kerioides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Septastrea : Septastrea kerioides66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Cucullaea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Crassatella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Nuculana sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Saccella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Saccella66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Nucula sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Ostrea pulaskensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea pulaskensis66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Corbula (Caryocorbula) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Caryocorbula)66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Periploma sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : Periploma66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Pitar sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Falsifusus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Falsifusus66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Athleta (Volutocorbis) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta (Volutocorbis)66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Natica sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica66 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene
Kapalmerella mortoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : Kapalmerella mortoni66 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene
Mesalia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Turritella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella66 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene

References

Gardner J. (1933) The Midway Group of Texas, The University of Texas Bulletin, Publication Bureau of Economic Geology 3301
Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965) Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda, Bulletins of American Paleontology 48, 1-471
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!
 
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