LGS 34 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Sabine County, Louisiana (31.6° N, 93.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 76.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Marthaville Formation (Wilcox Group), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. O. Barry and R. J. LeBlanc. 1942. Lower Eocene Faunal Units of Lousiana. Geological Bulletin of the state of Louisiana Dept. of Conservation (23)1-208 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles/L. Eccles]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 99763: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 20.11.2010

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitaria (Pitaria) nuttelliopsis venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Venericor) densata Conrad 1845 clam
Venericardia (Venericor) densata pendletonensis
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea thirsae" = Odontogryphaea thirsae
"Ostrea thirsae" = Odontogryphaea thirsae Gabb 1862 oyster
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Madracis gregorioi Vaughan 1900 stony coral