MGT 22 (Paleocene to of the United States)

Where: Maverick County, Texas (28.7° N, 100.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 37.5° N, 72.0° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wills Point Formation (Midway Group), Danian to Danian (66.0 - 59.2 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. Gardner. 1933. The Midway Group of Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin, Publication Bureau of Economic Geology (3301) [J. Sessa/L. Eccles]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 108736: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 03.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutocorbis limposis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
"Volutocorbis limposis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus "sp. N" Conrad 1865 snail
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis (Claibonicardia) alticostata Conrad 1833 clam
Gardner 1933, 'cannot be seperated from typical spec. from type locality in AL.'