|
Invertebrates: Protists: Mesorbitolina texana (Texas) |
| Print |
|
E-mail
|
|
Written by Keith Minor
|
|
Mesorbitolina texana (Roemer, 1849) 
Remarks -
Collector: Keith Minor -
Formation: Trinity Group, Glen Rose Formation -
Location: Blanco County, TX -
Diam: 5 mm We would like to thank Hannes Loeser for updating the taxonomic and nomenclatural information for this microfossil. Thanks! General Info Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature) -
1849 Orbitulites texanus Roemer -
1852 Orbitulites texanus Roemer; Roemer -
1893 Patellina texanus (Roemer); Hill -
1926 Orbitolina texana (Roemer); Carsey -
1928 Orbitolina texana (Roemer); Adkins -
1947 Orbitolina texana (Roemer); Shimer & Shrock Stratigraphic Occurrence - Trinity Group, Glen Rose Formation of Central Texas
Age - Orbitolina texana (Roemer) ranges from the Earliest Albian or Latest Aptian to the early Middle Albian Stage (~112–108 mya).
Geographic Occurrence (not an all-inclusive list) - Blanco County, TX
- Hays County, TX
- Travis County, TX
- West Texas (counties ?)
Remarks For identification and descriptions, see: - Roemer, F. 1852. Die Kreidebildungen von Texas und Ihre Organischen Einschlüsse. Bonn: Adolph Marcus, p. 86; plate X, fig's 7a-d.
- Shimer, H. W.; Shrock, R. R. 1944. Index Fossils of North America. New York: John Wiley & Sons, p. 31; fig's 6.2a-c.
|
|
Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 January 2008 )
|
