Sohl and Koch OFR # 13: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Cassiduloida
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Hardouinia sp.
d'Archiac and Haime 1853
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| corrected as Harduinia | ||||||||||
| Hardouinea sp. | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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| Shark parts | ||||||||||
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Malacostraca
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Malacostraca indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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| Crab parts | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (encrusting) | ||||||||||
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (branching) | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus onyx
Morton 1834
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| Hamulus onyx Morton | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella hilgardi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella hilgardi Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella sp. | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Turritella tippana
Conrad 1858
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella tippana Conrad | ||||||||||
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Laxispira monilifera
Sohl 1964
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Laxispira monilifera Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Cerithiella semirugatum
Wade 1926
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cerithiella semirugatum (Wade) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Bellifusus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Bellifusus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Liopeplum cretaceum
Conrad 1858
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Striaticostatum harbisoni
Sohl 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Striaticostatum harbisoni Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ataphridae
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Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Gabb 1869
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella
(Shumard 1861)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella Sh | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei
Gabb 1877
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei Gabb | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia (Cucullaearca) sp.
(Conrad 1865)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Barbatia (Cucullaearca) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris rotundata
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea mesenterica
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lopha mesenterica | ||||||||||
| Ostrea mesenterica Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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79 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
| Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Neitheops | ||||||||||
| Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis (St | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Anomia (Anomia) ornata
Gabb 1876
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pseudolimea reticulata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myoida
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Eufistulina sp.
(Eames 1951)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Eufistulana | ||||||||||
| Eufistulana sp. - originally entered as "Eufistulana sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang | ||||||||||
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
(Gabb 1860)
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65 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium eufaulensis
(Conrad 1860)
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21 specimens | |||||||||
| Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Protocardia (Pachycardium) spillmani
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Protocardium (Pachycardium) spillm - originally entered as "Protocardium spillmani" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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? Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp." | ||||||||||
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Aenona eufaulensis
Conrad 1860
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Liothyris sp.
Conrad 1873
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Liothyris sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria alta
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana (Con | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte culebrensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Sphenodiscidae
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Sphenodiscus sp.
Meek 1871
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Sphenodiscus sp. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Union |
| Coordinates: | 34.5° North, 88.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.0° North, 66.2° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Foram zone: | Gansserina gansseri |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Chiwapa | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: No forams have been recovered from this unit, it is assigned to the Gansserina gansseri zone by Mancini et al. (1996) by sequence stratigraphy and the biostratigraphy of surrounding units. Haustator bilira assemblage zone. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic,red or brown lithified calcareous sandstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Mound City; USGS # 32312 | ||
| Database number: | 4104 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Manojlovic | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2016-07-25 19:00:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 281. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1987. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrates from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the Atlantic Coastal Plain with further data for the East Gulf. USGS Open File Report 87-194:1-172 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |
Secondary references:
| 29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |