Conquista Clay Member of Whitsett Formation of Jackson Group (TX*)
early Tertiary (late Eocene)*
Type locality: bluff adjoining historic Conquista Crossing on San Antonio River, 3.75 mi southwest of Falls City, Karnes Co., south-central TX. This is the same type locality as †Falls City shales (Eargle, 1959).
Gulf Coast basin*
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