| Anacacho Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Texas |
| Country | United States |
The Anacacho Limestone is a unit of limestone of Cretaceous (Campanian) age in Texas.
Description
The Anacacho Limestone is composed predominantly of limestone (wackestone, packstone, and grainstone).
Geographic Extent
Outcrops of the Anacacho Limestone are present in Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar Counties of Texas.
Stratigraphic Setting
The Anacacho Limestone overlies the Upson Clay, and is overlain by the Corsicana Marl.
Age
The Anacacho Limestone is of Cretaceous (Campanian) age.
Interpretation of Depositional Environment
Most of the Anacacho Limestone is interpreted as having accumulated in relatively shallow (<50 m depth) marine water.
See also
References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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