Rock Creek cold seep: Priabonian, Oregon

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Fissidentalium cf. laneensis Hickman 1969
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844
n. sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Delectopecten keaseyorum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Anechinocardium weaveri (Anderson and Martin 1914)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
? Moerella quasimacoma Hickman 2015
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
? Lamelliconcha clarki (Dickerson 1917)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Conchocele taylori Hickman 2015
? Conchocele bathyaulax Hickman 2015
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculanidae indet. Adams and Adams 1858
sp. a & b
? Propeleda sp. Iredale 1924
Nuculana washingtonensis (Weaver 1916)
recombined as Nuculana (Saccella) washingtonensis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldiidae indet. Habe 1977
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Portlandia chehalisensis (Arnold 1908)
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Acharax dalli (Clark 1925)
original and current combination Solemya dalli
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila cf. minima
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Boreoscala) condoni (Dall 1909)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840
spp. a, b, c
Procerapex bentsonae (Durham 1944)
original and current combination Gemmula bentsonae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia bentsonae Hickman 1980
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
? Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander impuctatus
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Oregon County:Columbia
Coordinates: 45.9° North, 123.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.2° 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
Stratigraphy comments: within the middle member of the Keasey Formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: mudstone
Secondary lithology: "carbonate"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:deep-water indet.
Geology comments: methane seep
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:UCMP IP 16630, UCMP IP 16631, UCMP IP 16632, UCMP IP 16633, UCMP IP 16634, UCMP IP 16642, UCMP IP 16679
Database number:233549
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2024-02-13 10:19:37 Last modified:2024-02-13 10:19:37
Access level:the public Released:2024-02-13 10:19:37
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

87554. D. G. Taylor, C. S. Hickman, E. A. Nesbitt, K. A. Campbell, and R. A. Martin. 2023. A methane seep from the deep-marine, late Eocene Keasey Formation, Rock Creek, Columbia County, Oregon. PaleoBios 40(16):1-29 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]