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Taylor Marl

FormationTaylor Marl
Member(s)Pecan Gap Chalk
Wolfe City
Age:83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IntervalEarly Campanian
Lithologymarl
Number of Collections16
Number of Occurrences27

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
USGS 14611Bell County, Texas, USATaylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk
USNM 22960Kaufman County, Texas, USATaylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk
USGS 16760Kinney County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
USGS 9724Lamar County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
Old shaft 2 mi. from Vallecillo [Taylor Marl]Nuevo Le贸n, MexicoTaylor Marl
Loma del las Hermanas [Taylor Marl]Abasolo Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoTaylor Marl
Loma del Gato [Taylor Marl]Villa Uni贸n Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoTaylor Marl
Arroyo de la PastaM煤zquiz Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoTaylor Marl
East of CulleokaCollin County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
McLennan County McLennan County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
Walnut CreekTravis County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
near FarmersvilleCollin County, Texas, USATaylor Marl - Wolfe City
USGS 16145 Cottonwood CreekTravis County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
USGS 16144 Brushy CreekWilliamson County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
USGS 12894 Mustang CreekWilliamson County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
Walnut CreekTravis County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
USGS 7617 San MarcosHays County, Texas, USATaylor Marl
Big CreekFalls County, Texas, USATaylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk
USGS 18412Kinney County, Texas, USATaylor Marl

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Taylor Marl - Pecan Gap Chalk83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
chalk3
Taylor Marl - Wolfe City83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
sandstone1
Taylor - Wolfe City/Sprinkle83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
3

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dolichorhynchops bonneri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Polycotylidae : Dolichorhynchops : Dolichorhynchops bonneri83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clidastes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Clidastes83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tylosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Tylosaurus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochocyathus taylorensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus taylorensis83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Micrabacia radiata
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Micrabacia : Micrabacia radiata83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stephanophyllia cribraria
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Stephanophyllia : Stephanophyllia cribraria86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hindeastraea discoidea
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Hindeastraea : Hindeastraea discoidea83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardiaster leonensis
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Cardiasteridae : Cardiaster : Cardiaster leonensis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Echinocorys texanus
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Echinocorythidae : Echinocorys : Echinocorys texanus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemiaster texanus
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Hemiaster : Hemiaster texanus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea (Alectryonia) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea (Alectryonia)86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyprimeria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Cyprimeria86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gaudryceras kayei
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras : Gaudryceras kayei86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Placenticeras syrtale
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Placenticeratidae : Placenticeras : Placenticeras syrtale86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Morea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Morea86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anchura sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Anchura86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

B枚se E., Cavins O.A. (1927) The Cretaceous and Tertiary of southern Texas and northern Mexico, University of Texas Bulletin 2748, 1-142
B枚se E. (1928) Cretaceous ammonites from Texas and northern Mexico, University of Texas Bulletin 2748 2 - 1927, 143-357
Wells J. W. (1933) Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States, Bulletins of American Paleontology 18 67, 85-288
Cooke C. W. (1953) American Upper Cretaceous Echinoidea, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 254-A, 1-44
Russell D. A. (1964) The Skull of American Mosasaurs, 1-386
Adams D. A. (1997) Trinacromerum bonneri, new species, last and fastest pliosaur of the Western Interior Seaway, Texas Journal of Science 49 3, 179-198
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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