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Waggoner Ranch Formation

Coordinates: 34°00′N 99°00′W / 34.0°N 99.0°W / 34.0; -99.0
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Waggoner Ranch Formation
Stratigraphic range: Artinskian-Kungurian
~290–268 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofWichita Group
UnderliesArroyo Formation
OverliesPetrolia Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherClaystone
Location
Coordinates34°00′N 99°00′W / 34.0°N 99.0°W / 34.0; -99.0
Approximate paleocoordinates2°12′N 28°30′W / 2.2°N 28.5°W / 2.2; -28.5
Region Texas
Country United States
Waggoner Ranch Formation is located in the United States
Waggoner Ranch Formation
Waggoner Ranch Formation (the United States)
Waggoner Ranch Formation is located in Texas
Waggoner Ranch Formation
Waggoner Ranch Formation (Texas)

The Waggoner Ranch Formation is a geologic formation in northern Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Artinskian to Kungurian stages of the Permian period.[1]

Fossil content

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The following fossils have been uncovered from the formation:[1]

Synapsids
Temnospondyls
Reptiles
Cotylosauria
Amphibians

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Waggoner Ranch Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Romer, 1928
  3. ^ Williston, 1915
  4. ^ a b Romer & Price, 1940
  5. ^ Williston, 1914
  6. ^ Vaughn, 1955
  7. ^ a b c Fox & Bowman, 1966
  8. ^ Clark & Carroll, 1973
  9. ^ Heaton, 1979
  10. ^ Sumida et al., 2010

Bibliography

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  • Sumida, S. S.; Dodick, J.; Metcalf, A.; Albright, G. (2010), "Reiszorhinus olsoni, a New Single-Tooth-Rowed Captorhinid Reptile from the Lower Permian of Texas", Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30 (3): 704–714, Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..704S, doi:10.1080/02724631003758078
  • Heaton, M. J (1979), "Cranial Anatomy of Primitive Captorhinid Reptiles from the Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian, Oklahoma and Texas", Oklahoma Geological Survey, Bulletin, 127: 1–83
  • Clark, J.; Carroll, R. L. (1973), "Romeriid Reptiles from the Lower Permian", Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 144: 353–407
  • Fox, R. C.; Bowman, M. C. (1966), "Osteology and Relationships of Captorhinus aguti (Cope) (Reptilia: Captorhinomorpha)", The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Series Vertebrata, 11: 1–79
  • Vaughn, P. P (1955), "The Permian reptile Araeoscelis restudied", Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 113: 305–467
  • Romer, A. S.; Price, L. I. (1940), "Review of the Pelycosauria", Geological Society of America Special Paper, Geological Society of America Special Papers, 28: 1–538, doi:10.1130/SPE28-p1
  • Romer, A. S (1928), "Vertebrate faunal horizons in the Texas Permo-Carboniferous red beds", University of Texas Bulletin, 2801: 67–108
  • Williston, S. W (1915), "New genera of Permian reptiles", The American Journal of Science, Series 4, 39 (233): 575–579, Bibcode:1915AmJS...39..575W, doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-39.233.575
  • Williston, S. W (1914), "Broiliellus, a new genus of amphibians from the Permian of Texas", Journal of Geology, 22 (1): 49–56, Bibcode:1914JG.....22...49W, doi:10.1086/622132