DUNR (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Dunn's Ranch

Where: Brazos County, Texas (31.1° N, 96.3° W: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 87.5° W)

When: Stone City Member (Cook Mountain Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Christopher Garvie

Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 205456: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Venericor) densata
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"? Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula), Caryocorbula sp.
"? Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula) Iredale 1930 clam
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Pteropsella sp.
Pteropsella sp. Vokes 1956 clam
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
? Periploma sp.
? Periploma sp. Schumacher 1816 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Barbatia) uxoripalmeri
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp.
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella sp.
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp.
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata
Gegania antiquata snail
striata
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Fusimitra sp.
Fusimitra sp. Conrad 1855 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus sp.
Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus moorei
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Bolis enterogramma, Buccitriton texanum, Pseudoliva cf. santander, Pseudoliva sp., Pseudoliva vetusta
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
perspectiva
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Protosurcula gabbii, Trypanotoma longispira, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Eosurcula sp., Eosurcula moorei, Michela sp.
Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Eosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Michela sp. Gardner 1945 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp., Hastula sp.
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail
Hastula sp. Adams and Adams 1853 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta sp.
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia parilis
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
aff. Oliva sp.
aff. Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
aff. Distorsio sp.
aff. Distorsio sp. Röding 1798 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices sp., Sinum declive
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima sp.
Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa sp.
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail