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Claiborne - Mount Selman
| Group | Claiborne |
|---|---|
| Formation | Mount Selman |
| Member(s) | Weches |
| Age: | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
| Interval | Middle Eocene |
| Lithology | sandstone/"shale", sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 13 |
| Number of Occurrences | 22 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| USGS 13450 - Nuevo Leon | Nuevo Le贸n, Mexico | Claiborne - Mount Selman |
| USGS 13288 - Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas, Mexico | Claiborne - Mount Selman |
| USGS 13466 - Nuevo Leon | Nuevo Le贸n, Mexico | Claiborne - Mount Selman |
| USGS 13713 - Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas, Mexico | Claiborne - Mount Selman |
| PRI 2767 | Bastrop County, Texas, USA | Claiborne - Mount Selman |
| PRI 3238 | Bastrop County, Texas, USA | Claiborne - Mount Selman |
| M 559 | Frio County, Texas, USA | Claiborne - Mount Selman |
| M 574 | Leon County, Texas, USA | Claiborne - Mount Selman - Weches |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper marine sandstone | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene | sandstone, claystone | 22 |
| Midway - Upper | 58.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene | sandstone, "shale" | 41 |
| Weches | 47.8 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | marl, sandstone, sandstone/claystone | 112 |
| Claiborne | 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | siliciclastic, sandstone | 63 |
| Claiborne - Carrizo Sand | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 3 |
| Claiborne - Cook Mountain | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | claystone, "limestone", sandstone, marl, not reported/marl | 1155 |
| Claiborne - Laredo | 47.8 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | 6 | |
| Claiborne - Laredo - Middle | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 36 |
| Claiborne - Laredo - Upper | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | sandstone/"limestone" | 29 |
| Claiborne - Mount Selman - Weches | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | 2 | |
| Claiborne - Reklaw | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | limestone, "shale", claystone | 55 |
| Claiborne - Reklaw - Marquez Shale | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | claystone, "shale" | 508 |
| Claiborne - Weches | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | marl, sandstone | 162 |
| Claiborne - Weches - Viesca | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | 29 | |
| Claiborne - Yegua | 41.3 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | shale, claystone, "shale"/sandstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" | 29 |
| Jackson | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | marl, claystone, sandstone, mudstone, "limestone" | 382 |
| Midway - Kincaid | 66.0 - 58.7 Ma Paleocene | sandstone, claystone, "carbonate", marl, packstone, "limestone", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" | 455 |
| Midway - Kincaid - Littig | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | conglomerate, sandstone, marl | 67 |
| Midway - Wills Point | 66.0 - 58.7 Ma Paleocene | claystone, mudstone, marl, sandstone, siltstone, "limestone", grainstone | 312 |
| Wilcox | 55.8 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | siltstone/"shale", siltstone, "limestone" | 2050 |
| Wilcox - Indio - Lower | 55.8 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | sandstone/"shale", claystone, "shale", sandstone | 24 |
| Wilcox - Indio - Middle | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | sandstone/"shale" | 14 |
| Wilcox - Indio - Upper | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | sandstone, conglomerate | 10 |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
