Tullos: Priabonian, Louisiana

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
unclassified
informal C assidulinoides
"C assidulinoides howei"
Neoepenoides antillarum
Bregmoceras sp.
Holothuroidea
Holothuroidea indet. (de Blainville 1834)
Stelleroidea
Stelleroidea indet. Gregory 1900
synonym of Asterozoa
Reptilia - Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes indet. Fürbringer 1888
Reptilia - Palaeophiidae
Pterosphenus schucherti Lucas 1898
1 specimen
Mammalia - Cetacea - Basilosauridae
Zygorhiza kochii (Carus 1847)
Acipenseriformes
Cylindracanthus rectus (Agassiz 1843)
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena major Leidy 1855
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus sagittidens
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatis sp. (Blainville 1816)
original and current combination Aetobatus
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo alabamensis Leriche 1942
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus huberensis Case 1981
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion gibbesi (Woodward 1889)
recombined as Carcharhinus gibbesii
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis wyattdurhami White 1956
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma serra (Leidy 1877)
recombined as Nebrius serra
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Lamna lerichi
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Odontaspis hopei (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Carcharias hopei
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus margarita Harris and Palmer 1947
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia dibollensis
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Planulina ouachitaensis
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Melonis planatum
Nonionella jacksonensis Cushman 1933
Pseudononion spissus
Pseudononion sp. Asano 1936
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalinoides danvillensis
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cancrisidae
Gyroidinoides danvillensis
original and current combination Valvalabamina
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Epistominella danvillensis
Hanzawaia mauricensis
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Marginulinopsis fragaria
M. f. texasensis
Nodosaria pyrula d'Orbigny 1826
Dentalina filiformis
Dentalina informal sp. A d'Orbigny 1826
Dentalina informal sp. B d'Orbigny 1826
Dentalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Globulina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Guttulina austriaca
Sigmomorphina jacksonensis
Sigmomorphina semitecta (Reuss 1867)
Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina catahoulaensis
Lenticulina danvillensis
unclassified
Marginulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
spelled with current rank as Cristellaria (Marginulina)
Eoeponidella meyerhoffi
Turrilinidae
Turrilina robertsi
Bolivinidae
Bolivina beyrichi
Bolivina jacksonensis
Bolivina gracilis Cushman and Applin 1926
Siphoninidae
Siphonina jacksonensis
Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina gardnerae
Uvigerina jacksonensis
Fursenkoinidae
Fursenkoina punctata d'Orbigny 1839
Hedbergellidae
Globorotalia cerroazulensis (Cole 1928)
recombined as Turborotalia cerroazulensis
G. c. cocoaensis
Globorotalia centralis Cushman and Bermúdez 1937
synonym of Turborotalia cerroazulensis
Truncorotaloididae
Truncorotaloides danvillensis
Chiloguembelinidae
Chiloguembelina cubensis
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Massilina pratti
unclassified
Porticulasphaera index
Spiroplectamminidae
Spirotextularia mississippiensis
Globigerinidae
Globigerina ouachitaensis Howe and Wallace 1932
unclassified
Pseudohastigerina micra
Buliminidae
Globobulimina pyrula
Buliminella nuda
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Louisiana County:La Salle
Coordinates: 31.8° North, 92.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.5° North, 84.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Jackson Formation:Yazoo Member:Tullos
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: marl
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:55251
Authorizer:J. Head Enterer:J. Head
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-10-03 13:44:28 Last modified:2008-08-18 15:14:30
Access level:the public Released:2005-10-03 13:44:28
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
14727. A. B. McPherson and E. M. Manning. 1986. New records of Eocene sea snakes (Pterosphenus) from Louisiana. Montgomery Landing Site, marine Eocene (Jackson) of central Louisiana. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Symposium Proceedings. 197-207 [J. Head/J. Head]