Puddledock: Early/Lower Cretaceous, Virginia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Angiospermae
- Laurales
- Lauraceae
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Potomacanthus lobatus
von Balthazar et al. 2007
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| gen. et sp. nov. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Virginia | County: | Prince George |
| Coordinates: | 38.0° North, 79.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.5° North, 32.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 1-4 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||
| Age range of interval: | 145.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | sieve |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Tarmac Lone Star Industries sand & gravel pit | ||
| Database number: | 106469 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Shalap |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
| Created: | 2011-03-18 09:53:44 | Last modified: | 2014-12-04 10:12:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-03-18 09:53:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35549. | M. von Balthazar, K. R. Pedersen, P. R. Crane, M. Stampanoni, and E. M. Friis. 2007. Potomacanthus Lobatus Gen. Et Sp. Nov, A New Flower of Probable Lauraceae from the Early Cretaeous (Early To Middle Albian) of Eastern North America. American Journal of Botany 94(12):2041-2053 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Uhen] |