American Agricultural Chemical Company, Brodkorb Locality 2: Tortonian, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Scolopacidae
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Calidris pacis n. sp.
Brodkorb 1955
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Erolia penepusilla n. sp.
Brodkorb 1955
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Limosa sp.
Brisson 1760
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Laridae
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Larus elmori
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Alcidae
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Australca grandis n. gen., n. sp.
Brodkorb 1955
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| recombined as Alca grandis | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Phoenicopteridae
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Phoenicopterus floridanus
Brodkorb 1953
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Anatidae
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Bucephala ossivallis
Brodkorb 1955
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Podicipedidae
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Pliodytes lanquisti
Brodkorb 1953
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| synonym of Podiceps auritus | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Gaviidae
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Gavia concinna
Wetmore 1940
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Gavia palaeodytes
Wetmore 1943
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| synonym of Gavia concinna | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Ardeidae
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Ardea polkensis
Brodkorb 1955
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Sulidae
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Sula guano n. sp.
Brodkorb 1955
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| nomen nudum belonging to Sula | |||||||
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Sula phosphata n. sp.
Brodkorb 1955
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| nomen nudum belonging to Sula | |||||||
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Morus peninsularis n. sp.
Brodkorb 1955
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Phalacrocoracidae
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Phalacrocorax idahensis
(Marsh 1870)
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Phalacrocorax wetmorei n. sp.
Brodkorb 1955
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Polk |
| Coordinates: | 27.7° North, 81.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 27.9° North, 80.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Tortonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Tortonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Hawthorn | Formation: | Peace River | Member: | Bone Valley |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: age from Morgan 1994; lower beds
Previously Barstovian, but Missimer (1999) suggested that the Peace River Formation in Florida was likely deposited between 11-4.3Ma. The lower sequence is Tortonian, deposited between 11-8.5Ma, and the upper sequence is Zanclean and deposited between 5.2-4.3Ma | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 122351 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-12-22 03:32:38 | Last modified: | 2022-04-28 04:48:21 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-12-22 03:32:38 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 38945. | P. Brodkorb. 1955. The avifauna of the Bone Valley Formation. Florida Geological Survey Report of Investigations 14:1-57 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |