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Reef Hill, El Paso County, Texas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)31.8833,-106.033
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationTexas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)El Paso County, Texas, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Reef Hill, Hueco Mountains, algal mound complexPol J. C. (1985)Magdalenaupper part of the groupwackestone303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Calcivertella sp.
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Calcivertella303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Rugosa
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Triticites sp.
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Triticites303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Eugonophyllum sp.
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Eugonophyllum303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Dasycladaceae
family
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Epimastopora sp.
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Epimastopora303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Pol J. C. (1985) Sedimentation of an Upper Pennsylvanian (Virgilian) phylloid algal mound complex, Hueco Mountains, El Paso County, West Texas, in D. F. Toomey, M. H. Nitecki, eds., Paleoalgology - Contemporary research and applications, 188-207
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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