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USNM716g, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 30.373,-103.113 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Brewster County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USNM716g, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains | Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1977) | Hess | "limestone" | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Composita sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Meekella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
References
Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1977) Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, VI, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 32, 3161-3370 |
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!