Cretaceous <--- Period: |
Pennsylvanian Period: ---> |
Phylum Arthropoda: | |
• Class - Arachnomorpha | |
SubPhylum - Crustacea | Penn. |
Phylum Mollusca: | |
• Class - Cephalopoda | |
Ammonites | Penn. |
Nautilus / Nautiloid | Penn. |
Turrilites | |
Baculites | |
Belemnites | |
Scaphites | |
Hamites | |
• Class - Gastropoda | Penn. |
• Class - Bivalvia (Pelecypoda) | |
Oysters | Penn. |
Clams | Penn. |
Scallops (Pectens) | |
Rudists | |
• Class - Scaphopoda | |
• Class - Rostroconchia | Penn. |
Phylum Brachiopoda: | |
• Class - Brachiopoda | Penn. |
Phylum Echinodermata: | |
• Class - Asteroidea | |
• Class - Echinoidea | |
regular urchins | Penn. |
irregular urchins | |
• Class - Crinoidea | Penn. |
Phylum Conulariida: | |
• Class - Conularids |
Phylum Cnidaria: | |
• Class: Anthozoa (coral) | Penn. |
• Class: Scyphozoa (jellyfish) |
Phylum Bryozoa: | |
• Class - Bryozoans |
Phylum Porifera: | |
• Class - Sponges | Penn. |
Phylum Protozoa: | |
• Class - Foraminiferida |
Phylum Annelida: | |
worm tubes | Penn. |
Plants: | |
leaves, roots | Penn. |
Trace fossils: | |
Trace fossils (burrows, tracks) | Penn. |
Minerals - crystals: |
various |
North-Central Texas Geological Formations (Cretaceous Period): |
Older Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic layers do not exist in north-central Texas but do exist in west Texas. |
North-Central Texas Geological Formations (Permian Period): |
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Geological
map and Stratigraphic chart |
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(marine) | (terrestrial) | |
Pease River Group |
Blaine Fm. | |
San Angelo Fm. | ||
Clear Fork Group |
Choza Fm. | |
Vale Fm. | ||
Arroyo Fm. | ||
Albany Group |
Lueders Fm. | Waggoner Ranch |
Clyde Fm. | ||
Belle Plains Fm. | Petrolia | |
Admiral Fm. | Nocona | |
Cisco Group |
Putnam Fm. | Archer City |
Moran Fm. | ||
Pueblo Fm. | Markley |
North-Central Texas Geological Formations (Pennsylvanian Period): |
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Cisco Group |
Harpersville Fm. | Markley |
Thrifty-Graham Fm. | ||
Canyon Group |
Ranger Limestone | |
Placid Shale | ||
Winchell Ls -- Chico Ridge Ls. |
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Wolf Mountain Sh. | ||
Palo Pinto Fm. | ||
Strawn Group |
Mineral Wells Fm. | |
Brazos River Fm. | ||
Mingus Fm. | ||
Grindstone Creek Fm. | ||
Lazy Bend Fm. | ||
Older Pennsylvanian layers are not exposed at surface level in north-central Texas. |
Central-South Texas Geological Formations (Cretaceous Period): |
Pepper Sh. |
Buda Ls. |
Del Rio Clay (= Grayson Fm.) |
Georgetown Ls. (= Duck Creek Ls. . through Mainstreet Fm.) |
Edwards Ls. |
Comanche Peak Ls. |
Walnut Sh. |
Paluxy Sand |
Glen Rose Ls. |
Miscellaneous: |
Street signs |