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Taylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk, Texas, USA
Formation | Taylor Marl |
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Member | Pecan Gap Chalk |
Age: | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Middle Campanian |
Lithology | chalk |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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USGS 14611 | Bell County, Texas, USA | Taylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk |
USNM 22960 | Kaufman County, Texas, USA | Taylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk |
Big Creek | Falls County, Texas, USA | Taylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Echinocorys texanus species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Echinocorythidae : Echinocorys : Echinocorys texanus | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Cooke C. W. (1953) American Upper Cretaceous Echinoidea, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 254-A, 1-44 |
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!