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Altuda, Brewster County, Texas, USA

FormationAltuda
Age:265 - 260 Ma
Permian
IntervalCapitanian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections8
Number of Occurrences19

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Two miles southwest of Altuda stationBrewster County, Texas, USAAltuda
South of intrusive plug on Captain James's RanchBrewster County, Texas, USAAltuda
Captain James RanchBrewster County, Texas, USAAltuda
R.E. King 41Brewster County, Texas, USAAltuda
2.5 miles west of Altuda StationBrewster County, Texas, USAAltuda
R.E. King 43Brewster County, Texas, USAAltuda
R.E. King 57Brewster County, Texas, USAAltuda
R.E. King 42Brewster County, Texas, USAAltuda

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Skinner Ranch - Poplar Tank279 - 272 Ma
Permian		limestone, framestone191

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Composita affinis
species		7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita affinis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Composita mexicana
species		7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita mexicana265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Hustedia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : Hustedia265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Stenoscisma sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Phricodothyris guadalupensis
species		7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Phricodothyris : Phricodothyris guadalupensis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Martinia rhomboidalis
species		7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : Martinia : Martinia rhomboidalis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Punctospirifer sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : Punctospirifer265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Reticulariina laxa
species		7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : Reticulariina : Reticulariina laxa265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Leptodus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Lyttoniidae : Leptodus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Liosotella popei
species		7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Liosotella : Liosotella popei265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Paraceltites altudensis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paraceltitidae : Paraceltites : Paraceltites altudensis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Timorites uddeni
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cyclolobidae : Timorites : Timorites uddeni265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Altudoceras altudense
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paragastrioceratidae : Altudoceras : Altudoceras altudense265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Roadoceras roadense
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paragastrioceratidae : Roadoceras : Roadoceras roadense265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian

References

Böse E. (1919) The Permo-Carboniferous ammonoids of the Glass Mountains, west Texas, and their stratigraphic significance, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Bulletin 1762, 1-241
King R. E. (1931) The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda, The University of Texas Bulletin 3042, 1-245
Plummer F. B., Scott G. (1937) Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas, The University of Texas Bulletin 3701, 1-516
Miller A. K., Furnish W. M. (1940) Permian ammonoids of the Guadalupe Mountain region and adjacent area, Geological Society of America Special Paper 26, 1-242
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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