Crystal River Limestone: Late/Upper Eocene, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Cymodoceaceae
Thalassodendron sp. den Hartog 1970
Seagrass blades
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Phyllacanthus mortoni (Conrad 1850)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Brissopsis sp. Agassiz 1840
Includes 2 unlisted species of Brissopsis
Macropneustes sp. Agassiz 1847
Plagiobrissus sp. Pomel 1883
Plagiobrissus curvus Cooke 1942
Eupatagus sp. Agassiz 1847
Includes 4 unlisted species of Eupatagus
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Schizaster sp. Agassiz 1835
Includes 3 unlisted species of Schizaster
Agassizia sp. Valenciennes 1846
Includes 2 unlisted species of Agassizia
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Ditremaster sp.
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Rhyncholampas sp. Agassiz 1869
Includes 3 unlisted species of Rhyncholampas
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Eurhodia sp.
Includes 2 unlisted species of Eurhodia
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Oligopygidae
Oligopygus wetherbyi de Lortiol 1887
Oligopygus haldemani (Conrad 1850)
recombined as Oligopygus haldermani
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Neolaganidae
Neolaganum sp. Durham 1954
Includes 2 unlisted species of Neolaganum
Wythella sp. Durham 1954
Weisbordella sp. Durham 1954
Includes 2 unlisted species of Weisbordella
Durhamella sp. Kier 1968
Includes 2 unlisted species of Durhamella
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae
Fibularia vaughani (Clark and Twitchell 1915)
original and current combination Echinocyamus vaughani
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae
Mortonella sp. Pomel 1883
Echinoidea - Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas sp. Gray 1825
Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Amblypygus sp. Agassiz 1840
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Dixieus sp.
Echinoidea
Diadematacea indet. Duncan 1889
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Goniasteridae indet. Forbes 1841
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida
Coordinates: 28.9° North, 82.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:29.1° North, 75.1° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Eocene
Age range of interval:37.20000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Ocala Formation:Crystal River Limestone
Stratigraphy comments: Data a composite of Crystal River Formation localities in Florida
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: Lithologic data not specified for Crystal River Formation
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Geology not specified for Crystal River Formation
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression,midden
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:survey of museum collection,observed (not collected)
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: Compilation of known taxa from Crystal River Formation in Florida State. Comprises range on unspecified collecting techniques.
Taxonomic list comments:Complete checklist of echinoid taxa for Crystal River Formation of Florida. Includes a non-echinoid, Thalassodendron (seagrass)
Metadata
Database number:34992
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-10-23 17:41:40 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2003-10-23 17:41:40
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9411.1% 460C. W. Oyen and R. W. Portell. 2001. Diversity patterns and biostratigraphy of Cenozoic echinodems from Florida. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 166:193-218 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]