Grimesland, north (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Pitt County, North Carolina (35.6° N, 77.2° W: paleocoordinates 35.7° N, 76.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Yorktown Formation (Chesapeake Group), Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Wilson. 1983. The Lee Creek enigma, Mclellania aenigma, a new taxon in fossil Cirrhipedia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:483-498 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61920: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.07.2006

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Mercenaria corrugata" = Mercenaria, "Mclelannia aenigma" = Mercenaria
"Mercenaria corrugata" = Mercenaria quahog
"Mclelannia aenigma" = Mercenaria quahog