Anacacho Limestone

The Anacacho Limestone is a unit of limestone of Cretaceous (Campanian) age in Texas.

Anacacho Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
TypeFormation
Location
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Anacacho Limestone stratigraphic column in Texas

Description

The Anacacho Limestone is composed predominantly of limestone (wackestone, packstone, and grainstone).[1]

Geographic Extent

Outcrops of the Anacacho Limestone are present in Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar Counties of Texas.[2]

Stratigraphic Setting

The Anacacho Limestone overlies the Upson Clay, and is overlain by the Corsicana Marl.[3]

Age

The Anacacho Limestone is of Cretaceous (Campanian) age.[4]

Interpretation of Depositional Environment

Most of the Anacacho Limestone is interpreted as having accumulated in relatively shallow (<50 m depth) marine water.[5]

See also

References
  1. Swezey, C.S., and Sullivan, E.C., 2004, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Anacacho Limestone, Texas, USA: Cretaceous Research, v. 25, p. 473-497.
  2. Swezey, C.S., and Sullivan, E.C., 2004, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Anacacho Limestone, Texas, USA: Cretaceous Research, v. 25, p. 473-497.
  3. Swezey, C.S., and Sullivan, E.C., 2004, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Anacacho Limestone, Texas, USA: Cretaceous Research, v. 25, p. 473-497.
  4. Swezey, C.S., and Sullivan, E.C., 2004, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Anacacho Limestone, Texas, USA: Cretaceous Research, v. 25, p. 473-497.
  5. Swezey, C.S., and Sullivan, E.C., 2004, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Anacacho Limestone, Texas, USA: Cretaceous Research, v. 25, p. 473-497.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 2014-07-31. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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