Burn Road Bridge, Nehalem River: Priabonian, Oregon

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pectofrondicularia packardi
Zullo et al. 1964
abundant
Enmucula informal sp. nov.
Zullo et al. 1964
Crustacea indet.
Zullo et al. 1964
"fragmentary crustacean remains" few
? Brisingida indet.
Zullo et al. 1964 1 specimen
"brisingid (?) sp. nov. (new genus ?)"
Asteroidea indet.
Zullo et al. 1964 2 specimens
Ophiuroidea indet.
Zullo et al. 1964 1 specimen
Nummulitidae
Operculina sp.
Zullo et al. 1964
rare
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia schencki n. sp. Zullo et al. 1964
Zullo et al. 1964
Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
? Astropecten informal sp. nov. Gray 1840
Zullo et al. 1964 3 specimens
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Isocrinus nehalemensis Moore and Vokes 1953
Zullo et al. 1964
several
Isocrinus oregonensis n. sp. Moore and Vokes 1953
recombined as Raymondicrinus oregonensis
common
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Heptranchias howellii (Reed 1946)
Welton 1974 2 specimens
unclassified
Adekunbiella durhami n. gen., n. sp. Adegoke 1967
Adegoke 1967
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium keaseyensis Durham 1937
Zullo et al. 1964
recombined as Epitonium (Boreoscala) keaseyensis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices informal sp. nov. Monfort 1810
Zullo et al. 1964
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Fulgurofusus informal sp. nov. Grabau 1904
Zullo et al. 1964
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia lincolnensis Weaver 1916
Zullo et al. 1964
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799
Zullo et al. 1964
Cancellaria in quotes
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander stewarti Durham 1944
Zullo et al. 1964
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana washingtonensis (Weaver 1916)
Zullo et al. 1964
recombined as Nuculana (Saccella) washingtonensis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Minormalletia informal sp. nov. Dall 1908
Zullo et al. 1964
synonym of Malletia
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Yoldia (Portlandella) chehalisensis (Arnold 1908)
Zullo et al. 1964
recombined as Portlandia chehalisensis
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya (Acharax) willapaensis
Zullo et al. 1964
original and current combination Acharax
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila (Truncacila) nehalemensis (Hanna 1924)
Zullo et al. 1964
original and current combination Acila nehalemensis
several
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Aperiploma bainbridgensis (Clark 1925)
Hickman 2014
original and current combination Cochlodesma bainbridgensis
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Saxicavellidae
Saxicavella burnsi Hickman 2015
Hickman 2015
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina informal sp. nov. Linnaeus 1758
Zullo et al. 1964
Moerella quasimacoma Hickman 2015
Hickman 2015
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Anechinocardium weaveri (Anderson and Martin 1914)
Hickman 2015
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Conchocele bathyaulax Hickman 2015
Hickman 2015
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Delectopecten informal sp. nov. (Stewart 1930)
Zullo et al. 1964
several
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Propeamussium informal sp. nov. (de Gregorio 1884)
Zullo et al. 1964
original and current combination Pecten (Propeamussium)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Tumidocarcinidae
Pulalius vulgaris (Rathbun 1926)
Tashman et al. 2018
original and current combination Zanthopsis vulgaris
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801
Zullo et al. 1964 1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum hertleini Durham 1942
Zullo et al. 1964 32 specimens
Anthozoa
Octocorallia indet. Haeckel 1866
Zullo et al. 1964 1 specimen
"gorgonian coral"
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Oregon County:Columbia
Coordinates: 46.0° North, 123.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.3° North, 111.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Keasey Member:middle
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: lower Refugian (Upper Eocene)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Also known as:Mist, UCMP V6730, UCMP A5018, UCMP A8721, USGS Cenozoic 15318
Database number:126108
Authorizer:M. Uhen, P. Holroyd Enterer:M. Uhen, P. Holroyd
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate,vertebrate
Created:2012-03-30 01:28:00 Last modified:2019-08-01 13:47:04
Access level:the public Released:2012-03-30 01:28:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
61696. R. C. Moore and H. E. Vokes. 1953. Lower Tertiary crinoids from Northwestern Oregon. Geological Survey Professional Paper 233(E):113-147 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

70929 O. S. Adegoke. 1967. A Probable Pogonophoran from the Early Oligocene of Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 41(5):1090-1094 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
55660 C. S. Hickman. 2014. Paleogene marine bivalves of the deep-water Keasey Formation in Oregon, part IV: The anomalodesmatans. PaleoBios 31(3):1-21 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]
57317 C. S. Hickman. 2015. Paleogene marine bivalves of the deep-water Keasey Formation in Oregon, Part III: The heteroconchs. PaleoBios 32:1-44 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]
61654 J. N. Tashman, R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer and B. A. Thiel. 2018. Inferences for grooming behavior drawn from epibionts on early to middle Cenozoic crabs of Oregon and Washington state, USA. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 44:9-22 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]
40955 B. J. Welton. 1974. Heptranchias howellii (Reed, 1946) (Selachii: Hexanchidae) in the Eocene of the United States and British Columbia. PaleoBios 17:1-15 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
65879 V. A. Zullo, R. F. Kaar, J. W. Durham and E. C. Allison. 1964. The Echinoid genus Salenia in the Eastern Pacific. Palaeontology 7:331-349 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]