Sulphur River Formation and the Pleistocene Mammals of the Ben Franklin Local Fauna

Authors

Bob H. Slaughter, Southern Methodist University
B. Reed Hoover, Southern Methodist University

Abstract

An extensive alluvial deposit in northeastern Texas is here described and named the Sulphur River Formation. Twenty-one mammals from these deposits are identified and grouped under the name Ben Franklin local fauna. Fossils and radiocarbon dates indicate that the age of the fauna is Late Wisconsin.

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Recommended Citation

Slaughter, Bob H. and Hoover, B. Reed (1963) "Sulphur River Formation and the Pleistocene Mammals of the Ben Franklin Local Fauna," Journal of the Graduate Research Center: Vol. 31: No. 3, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholar.smu.edu/journal_grc/vol31/iss3/2