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