Sohl and Koch OFR # 222: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Micrabaciidae
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Micrabacia sp.
Milne-Edwards 1849
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| Micrabacia spp. | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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| Fish parts | ||||||||||
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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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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis perbrevis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Limopsis perbrevis Wade | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca martindalensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Arca martindalensis (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
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Striarca saffordi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Postligata wordeni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Postligata wordeni Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon eufaulensis
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis] | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Neitheops | ||||||||||
| Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis (St | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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25 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Syncyclonema ? kingi
Stephenson 1941
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema ? kingi (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Syncylonema ? kingi" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pseudolimea reticulata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) acutilineata
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Limatula acutilineata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Plagiostoma ? woodsi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Plagiostoma ? woodsi Wade - originally entered as "Plagiostoma ? woodsi" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Bakevelliidae
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Gervillia ensiformis
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Gervilliopsis ensiformis | ||||||||||
| Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella crenalirata
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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32 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte culebrensis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Nymphalucina ? linearea
(Stephenson 1941)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Nymphalucina linearia | ||||||||||
| Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea" | ||||||||||
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Lucina parvilineata
(Shumard 1861)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lucina parvetineata Schumard | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopistha protexta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Vincent 1910
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80 specimens | |||||||||
| Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica" | ||||||||||
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Corbula monmouthensis
Gardner 1916
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| Corbula monmouthensis Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Linearia metastriata
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
| Linearia metastriata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Aenona eufaulensis
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei
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17 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria alta
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Cyclorisma parva
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyclorisma parva (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
(Gabb 1860)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana whitfieldi
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13 specimens | |||||||||
| Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Gegania sp.
Jeffreys 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Tuba sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Margaritella pumila
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Margaritella pumila Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Graciliala decemlirata
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Graciliala decemlirata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Helicaulax formosa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Helicaulax formosa Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Anchura sp.
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Anchura sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Sargana stantoni
Weller 1907
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Sargana stantoni (Weller) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Drilluta sp.
Wade 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Drilluta sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pickworthiidae
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Urceolabrum tuberculatum
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Urceolabrum turberculatum callistu | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Laxispira monilifera
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Laxispira monilifera Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella chalybeatensis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella chalybeatensis Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Loxotoma sp. n. sp.
Fischer 1885
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| "Loxotoma n. sp. (Orion, AL)" - originally entered as "Loxotoma n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Dentalium sp. (ribbed) | ||||||||||
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Malacostraca
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Malacostraca indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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| Crab parts | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Bullock |
| Coordinates: | 32.0° North, 85.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.9° North, 63.8° 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: | Contusotruncana contusa |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Providence | Member: | basal | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphatic,gray lithified argillaceous,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: | NE Perote; USGS # 32823 | ||
| Database number: | 4259 | ||
| 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 21:21:08 |
| 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] |