USNM 9155, Chappel Ls, McCulloch County, TX
McCulloch County, Texas31.06250, −99.31472
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About USNM 9155, Chappel Ls, McCulloch County, TX
USNM 9155, Chappel Ls, McCulloch County, TX is a fossil collection site in McCulloch, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Chappel Limestone, dated to the Kinderhookian (358.86–351.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Retichonetes gibberulus, Rugosochonetes burlingtonensis, Plicochonetes ornatus, Sedenticellula sacra, Coledium evexum, Coledium.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Chappel Limestone
- Geologic interval
- Kinderhookian
- Age
- 358.86–351.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- shallow subtidal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 17
Locality notes
"Small inlier 500 feet SW of U.S. Highway 87, about 6.5 speedometer miles SSE of the courthouse at Brady, McCulloch County, Texas."
Fossils found here
Retichonetes gibberulus
Strophomenata · Chonetidae
Rugosochonetes burlingtonensis
Strophomenata · Rugosochonetidae
Plicochonetes ornatus
Strophomenata · Rugosochonetidae
Sedenticellula sacra
Rhynchonellata · Stenoscismatidae
Coledium evexum
Rhynchonellata · Stenoscismatidae
Coledium
Rhynchonellata · Stenoscismatidae
Rhynchopora sansabensis
Rhynchonellata · Rhynchoporidae
Plectospira problematica
Rhynchonellata · Neoretziidae
Hustedia texana
Rhynchonellata · Neoretziidae
Crurithyris parva
Rhynchonellata · Ambocoeliidae
Tylothyris brevaurita
Rhynchonellata · Mucrospiriferidae
Tylothyris missouriensis
Rhynchonellata · Mucrospiriferidae
Fusella llanoensis
Rhynchonellata · Strophopleuridae
Brachythyris chouteauensis
Rhynchonellata · Brachythyrididae
Reticularia cooperensis
Rhynchonellata · Reticulariidae
Eomartiniopsis girtyi
Rhynchonellata · Martiniidae
Hamburgia chappelensis
Rhynchonellata · Cranaenidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 62498 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about USNM 9155, Chappel Ls, McCulloch County, TX
Can you collect at USNM 9155, Chappel Ls, McCulloch County, TX?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at USNM 9155, Chappel Ls, McCulloch County, TX?
Fossil.
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