COC AF-18 (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Charleston County, South Carolina (32.8° N, 80.1° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 73.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Ashley Formation (Cooper Group), Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• NP24-25, This paper states that the Ashley Formation is Chattian, but see Ward et al. 2004.

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: V. A. Zullo, M. P. Katuna, and K. C. Herridge. 1992. Scapellomorph and balanomorph barnacles (Cirripedia) from the upper Oligocene Ashley Formation, Charleston County, South Carolina. South Carolina Geology 34(1 & 2):57-67 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 66190: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.10.2006

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Taxonomic list

Thecostraca
 Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae
Euscalpellum wheeleri n. sp. Zullo et al. 1992 barnacle
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Concavus sp. Newman 1982 barnacle
Balanus halosydne n. sp. Zullo et al. 1992 barnacle
 Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Arcoscalpellum sp. Hoek 1907 barnacle