Anorthopygus texanus Cooke, 1946

Remarks

• Collector:       Dan Woehr
• Formation:     Washita Group, Boracho Formation, Levinson Member
• Location:        Culberson County, Texas

General Info

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

• 1946 Anorthopygus texanus Cooke

• 1987 Anorthopygus texanus Cooke; Akers & Akers

• 1999 Anorthopygus texanus Cooke; Finsley

Stratigraphic Occurrence

• Washita Group, Boracho Formation, Levinson Member

Age

• Anorthopygus texanus Cooke occurs in the Mortoniceras equidistans Cragin Zone (~100 mya).

Geographic Occurrence (by no means an all-inclusive list)

• Culberson County, TX

• Jeff Davis County, TX

• Pecos County, TX

Remarks

         For identification and descriptions, see:

• Cooke, C. W.  1946.  Comanche Echinoids.  Journal of Paleontology 20 (3), 219–220, and plate 34, fig's 9–12.