La Meseta Fm Telm 3: Ypresian, Antarctica

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Kallosinistrala antarctodelicata n. gen., n. sp.
Struthioptera camachoi Zinsmeister 1977
Antarctodarwinella nordenskjoldi Wilkens 1911
Reptilia - Spheniscidae
Palaeeudyptes gunnari (Wiman 1905)
Myrcha et al. 2002 1 specimen
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Cadulus) antarctotubulus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla (Mormula) woodburnei n. sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Wangaloa disca n. sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon eoantarcticus n. sp.
Tornatellaea darwini n. sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla glacialis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander (Kaitoa) duseni n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella disapicula n. sp.
Zegalerus coniculus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices (Polinices) cf. subtenuis (Ihering 1907)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus graciloaustralis n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Zelandiella verrucosa n. sp.
Penion australocapax n. sp.
Austrobuccinum tuberosum n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Eobuccinella brucei n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Pareuthria hookeri n. sp.
Pareuthria mccormicki n. sp.
Cyrtochetus (Cyrtochetus) bucciniformis Wilckens 1911
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Pristimerica australis n. sp.
Coptostoma notopolaris n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Eumitra) monoplicata n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Austrotoma oliveroi n. sp.
Austrotoma ventricosa n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Cosmasyrinx brychiosinus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Austrosullivania lata n. gen., n. sp.
Conomitra iredalei n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Eoscaphella fordycei n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Gastropoda - Struthiolariidae
Struthiolarella variabilis Wilckens 1911
Antarctodarwinella ellioti Zinsmeister 1976
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Arrhoges (Antarctohoges) diversicostata
spelled with current rank as Antarctohoges
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Austroficopsis seymourensis n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Austroficopsis wimani n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Jupiteria (Surojupiteria n. subgen.) dissensa n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Australoneilo rossi
[entered as Australoneillo rossi]
Neilo maxwelli n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldiella leurovata n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Leionucula) palmeri Zinsmeister 1984
Nucula (Leionucula) nova (Wickens 1911)
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya peteri
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Aulacomya andersoni
Modiolus thomsoni
Mytilosootus arcuatus n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea antarctica Zinsmeister 1984
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea raea
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Anisodonta truncilla n. sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lahillidae
Lahillia wilckensi Zinsmeister 1984
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gaimardiidae
Gaimardia flemingi Zinsmeister 1984
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gomphina iheringi
"Cyclorismina" marwicki Zinsmeister 1984
Eurhomalea newtoni (Wilckens 1911)
Eurhomalea antarctica (Sharman and Newton 1897)
Cockburnia lunulifera (Wilckens 1911)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra irizari Wilckens 1912
Nymphactra jonasseni n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas) ortmanni
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi
Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides (Wilckens 1911)
Mya (Geramya n. subgen.) ekelofi n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea akerlundi n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Panopea eightsi n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma topei
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Saxolucina sharmani (Wilckens 1911)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella wilckensi (Median and Rinaldi 1978)
see common names

Geography
Country:Antarctica State/province:Seymour Island
Coordinates: 64.3° South, 56.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:63.4° South, 63.9° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Ypresian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:La Meseta Member:Telm 3
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: may be laterally correlative with Telm 2
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:"cross stratification",shelly/skeletal unlithified silty,conglomeratic sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: buff-weathering cross-bedded sands and silts, together with abundant shell beds and lenses includes large-scale, low-amplitude lenses of silty sandstones with shell-rich layers channel infillings are common, large-scale cross-bedding, numerous laterally extensive shell-bearing lenses internal lag deposits
Environment:delta plain
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Associated major elements:many
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils,some macrofossils,difficult macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Mollusks only
Metadata
Database number:63549
Authorizer:L. Ivany, M. Uhen Enterer:L. Ivany, M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-08-16 11:44:32 Last modified:2018-03-08 14:08:01
Access level:the public Released:2006-08-16 11:44:32
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18284. J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

64969 A. Engelbrecht, T. Mörs, M. A. Reguero and J. Kriwet. 2017. New carcharhiniform sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the early to middle Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(6):e1371724 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
196755% 56120A. Myrcha, P. Jadwiszczak, C. P. Tambussi, J. I. Noriega, A. Gazdzicki, A. Tatur, and R. A. Valle. 2002. Taxonomic revision of Eocene Antarctic penguins based on tarsometatarsal morphology. Polish Polar Research 23(1):5-46 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]