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
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Bivalvia | |
"Mercenaria corrugata" = Mercenaria, "Mclelannia aenigma" = Mercenaria
"Mercenaria corrugata" = Mercenaria quahog
"Mclelannia aenigma" = Mercenaria quahog |