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Mineral Wells - Keechi Creek shale, Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA

FormationMineral Wells
MemberKeechi Creek shale
Age:306 - 303 Ma
Carboniferous
IntervalMissourian
Lithologymarl/"shale", "shale"
Number of Collections3
Number of Occurrences21

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
181-T-64 Palo Pinto County, Texas, USAMineral Wells - Keechi Creek shale
north of Crazy HotelPalo Pinto County, Texas, USAMineral Wells - Keechi Creek shale
Loc. 181-T-43 Palo Pinto County, Texas, USAMineral Wells - Keechi Creek shale

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Paleochiridota plummerae
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Paleochiridota : Paleochiridota plummerae305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Paleochiridota radiata
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Paleochiridota : Paleochiridota radiata305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Paleochiridota terquemi
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Paleochiridota : Paleochiridota terquemi305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaeocaudina kansasensis
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Elasipodida : Palaeocaudinidae : Palaeocaudina : Palaeocaudina kansasensis305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellerophon montfortianum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Cymatospira : Bellerophon montfortianum305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellerophon percarinatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Pharkidonotus : Bellerophon percarinatus305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellerophon blaneyanus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euphemitidae : Euphemites : Bellerophon blaneyanus305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Trachydomia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Trachyspiridae : Trachydomia305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Inachus catilloides
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Amphiscapha : Inachus catilloides305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Dictyotomaria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Dictyotomaria305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Pleurotomaria grayvillensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Glabrocingulum : Pleurotomaria grayvillensis305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Glyptotomaria apiarium
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Glyptotomaria : Glyptotomaria apiarium305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Spiroscala pagoda
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Spiroscala : Spiroscala pagoda305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Pleurotomaria illinoisensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Trepospira : Pleurotomaria illinoisensis305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Macrocheilus paludinaeformis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Soleniscidae : Strobeus : Macrocheilus paludinaeformis305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Worthenia speciosa
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Worthenia : Worthenia speciosa305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Turbo tabulatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Worthenia : Turbo tabulatus305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Naticopsis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Naticopsidae : Naticopsis305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Pseudozygopleura scitula
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pseudozygopleuridae : Pseudozygopleura : Pseudozygopleura scitula305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Phymatopleura brazoensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Phymatopleuridae : Phymatopleura : Phymatopleura brazoensis305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Pleurotomaria carbonaria
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Portlockiellidae : Shansiella : Pleurotomaria carbonaria305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Croneis C., McCormack J. (1932) Fossil Holothuroidea, Journal of Paleontology 6 2, 111-148
Plummer F. B., Hornberger J. (1935) Geology of Palo Pinto County, Texas, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Bulletin 3554, 1-240
Knight J. B. (1945) Some new genera of Paleozoic Gastropoda, Journal of Paleontology 19 6, 573-587
Mostler H. (1968) Neue Holothurien-Sklerite aus norischen Hallstätter Kalken (Nördliche Kalkalpen), Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 56, 427-441
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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