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Campanian ammonites from the Upper Cretaceous Gober Chalk of Lamar County, Texas

January 1, 1992

The Roxton Limestone Member at the top of the Gober Chalk in northeast Texas yields a rich fauna, dominated by Baculites haresi Reeside, 1927, and Inoceramus balticus Boehm, 1909, with sparse occurrences of pachydiscus cf. P. paulsoni (Young, 1963), Anapachydiscus sp.juv., Placenticeras placenta (DeKay, 1828), Hoplitoplacenticeras aff. H. plasticum (Paulcke, 1907), Menabites (Delawarella) delawarensis (Morton, 1830), M.(D.) danei (Young, 1963), M.(D.) aff. M.(D.) vanuxemi (Morton, 1830), Submortoniceras vandalinaense Young, 1963, Submortoniceras sp., Eubostrychoceras sp., and Scaphites hippocrepis (DeKay, 1828) III. The presence of S. hippocrepis III suggests a late early Campanian age assignment for the fauna. The assemblage includes species known from the Western Interior, Gulf Coast, Atlantic seaboard, and western Europe. -Authors

Publication Year 1992
Title Campanian ammonites from the Upper Cretaceous Gober Chalk of Lamar County, Texas
Authors W. A. Cobban, W. J. Kennedy
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Paleontology
Index ID 70017262
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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