Yorktown (Pliocene to of the United States)

Where: York County, Virginia (37.2° N, 76.5° W: paleocoordinates 37.3° N, 75.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Yorktown Formation, Zanclean to Zanclean (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: C. A. Repenning and R. H. Tedford. 1977. Otarioid seals of the Neogene. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 992:1-93 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59155: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.03.2006

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globoquadrina hirsuta1
subspecies hirsuta
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
"Prorosmarus alleni n. gen. n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi
"Prorosmarus alleni n. gen. n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859 walrus
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Argopecten eboreus" = Carolinapecten eboreus2
"Argopecten eboreus" = Carolinapecten eboreus2 Conrad 1833 scallop
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Mercenaria corrugata" = Mercenaria3, "Mclelannia aenigma" = Mercenaria3
"Mercenaria corrugata" = Mercenaria3 quahog
"Mclelannia aenigma" = Mercenaria3 quahog