Dicrorygma, a new ostracod genus from the Lower Cretaceous of Texas
C. Wylie Poag
Abstract
C. Wylie Poag
Abstract
This genus, assigned to the family Cytherideidae, subfamily Cuneocytherinae, is the first member of the subfamily to be described from North America. It is abundant in samples from the Lower Cretaceous Kiamichi Formation, uppermost Fredericksburg, Tarrant County, Texas.
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This genus, assigned to the family Cytherideidae, subfamily Cuneocytherinae, is the first member of the subfamily to be described from North America. It is abundant in samples from the Lower Cretaceous Kiamichi Formation, uppermost Fredericksburg, Tarrant County, Texas.
Key concepts: Subfamily, Cretaceous, Ostracod, Genus, Paleontology, Geology, Zoology, Biology