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Ophiuroidea, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.6375,-97.2422 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Tarrant County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ophiuroidea, Everman | Alexander C. I. (1931) | Grayson | "limestone" | 145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Goniophorus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Salenioida : Goniophoridae : Goniophorus | 145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Ophiura graysonensis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Ophiura : Ophiura graysonensis | 145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Laevigyra dhondtae species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Laevigyra : Laevigyra dhondtae | 145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Alexander C. I. (1931) A new Lower Cretaceous ophiuroid, Journal of Paleontology 5 2, 152-153 |
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!