USGS 22389 (Castle Hayne LS, N. Carolina): Bartonian, North Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Dactylocalycidae
Exanthesis ovatus n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 11 specimens
Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Camerospongiidae
Robinia striatopunctata n. gen., n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 2 specimens
Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Druidia wilsoni n. gen., n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 20 specimens
Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae
Verrucocoeloidea (Euretella) corallina n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 5 specimens
Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae
Hazelina bisbifurcata n. gen., n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 1 specimen
Claytonia rayi Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 1 specimen
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Minchinellidae
Plectroninia pertusa n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 9 specimens
Bactronella womblei n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 60 specimens
Bactronella incrustans n. sp. Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011 26 specimens
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris pratti Clark and Twitchell 1915
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Eurhodia rugosa (Ravenel 1848)
n. subspecies ideali
Echinoidea - Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas appendiculata (Emmons 1858)
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae
Periarchus lyelli (Conrad 1834)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia wilmingtonensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:North Carolina County:Pender
Coordinates: 34.6° North, 77.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.5° North, 68.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Bartonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
*Period:Tertiary
Key time interval:Bartonian
Age range of interval:41.30000 - 38.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Castle Hayne
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:pebbly,phosphatic,shelly/skeletal wackestone
Secondary lithology: grainstone
Lithology description: three facies in ascending stratigraphic order: phosphate pebble biomicrudite, bryozoan biosparrudite, and bryozoan biomicrudite
Environment:offshore indet.
Geology comments: offshore, rather quiet, water depth no greater than 60 m (Finks 2011)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Metadata
Database number:5376
Authorizer:A. Miller, W. Kiessling Enterer:K. Layou, U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-09-29 06:25:46 Last modified:2011-10-24 03:12:54
Access level:the public Released:1999-09-29 06:25:46
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

319. P. M. Kier. 1980. The Echinoids of the Middle Eocene Warley Hill Formation, Santee Limestone, and Castle Hayne Limestone of North and South Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 39:1-102 [A. Miller/K. Layou]

Secondary references:

38295 R. M. Finks, K. Hollocher, and K. J. Thies. 2011. A major Eocene sponge fauna (Castle Hayne Formation, North Carolina). Journal of the Carolina Academy of Science 127(2):39-175 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]