Camp Springs Formation

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Camp Springs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic,
230–220  Ma
Type Formation
Location
Region Texas
Country United States

The Camp Springs Formation is a geologic formation in the Dockum Group of Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Triassic. It has also been known as the Camp Springs Conglomerate or Camp Springs Member. The unit was originally named for an unknown locality in West Texas, and was later used in reference to sandstone and conglomerate deposits in Scurry County. It is likely equivalent to the basal beds (Tecolotito Member) of the Santa Rosa Formation, and some authors have suggested abandoning the usage of the term "Camp Springs Formation" and similar names. [1]

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Paleobiota

Extinct taxa of the Camp Springs Conglomerate
Genus / TaxonSpeciesMaterialNotesImages
Buettnererpeton [2] B. bakeriA metoposaurid temnospondyl amphibian known from the Elkins Place bone bed. Previously considered a species of Metoposaurus .
Koskinonodon bakeri1DB.jpg
Wannia [3] W. scurriensisA basal (non-mystriosuchine) phytosaur. Previously considered a species of Paleorhinus .

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lehman, Thomas M. (1994). "The saga of the Dockum Group and the case of the Texas/New Mexico boundary fault" (PDF). New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Bulletin. 150: 37–51.
  2. ↑ Gee, Bryan M.; Kufner, Aaron M. (2022-10-12). "Revision of the Late Triassic metoposaurid "Metoposaurus" bakeri (Amphibia: Temnospondyli) from Texas, USA and a phylogenetic analysis of the Metoposauridae". PeerJ. 10: e14065. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14065 . ISSN   2167-8359.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  3. ↑ Stocker, M. R. (2013). "A new taxonomic arrangement for Paleorhinus scurriensis". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 103 (3–4): 251–263. doi:10.1017/S1755691013000340. S2CID   130567475.


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