La Meseta Fm Telm 5: Ypresian - Lutetian, Antarctica

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Antarctodarwinella nordenskjoldi Wilkens 1911
Gastropoda - Vasidae
Tudicla doylei n. sp.
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Inquisitor eonodatus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Struthiolariidae
Struthiolarella shackletoni
Struthiolarella steinmanni n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Struthiolarella variabilis Wilckens 1911
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra" thomsoni n. sp.
Mitra (Eumitra) sadleri n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Eobuccinella brucei n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Penion australocapax n. sp.
Cyrtochetus (Cyrtochetus) bucciniformis Wilckens 1911
Zelandiella verrucosa n. sp.
Aeneator lawsi n. sp.
Aeneator huttoni n. sp.
Pareuthria hookeri n. sp.
Neptunea antarctocosta n. sp.
Austrobuccinum tuberosum n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Streptochetus (Streptolathyrus) polaris n. sp.
Taioma bicarinata n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Splendrillia (Splendrillia) antarctoliqua n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Zemacies finlayi n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Neoguraleus (Fusiguraleus) rinaldii n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Austrotoma oliveroi n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Cosmasyrinx brychiosinus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Fulgurofusus brecheri n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Austrosullivania striata n. gen., n. sp.
Austrosullivania lata n. gen., n. sp.
Conomitra cernohorskyi n. sp.
Conomitra iredalei n. sp.
Conomitra antarctolirata n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Tudiclidae
Tudiclana byrdi n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Xymene marincovichi n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Eoscaphella ellioti n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Eoscaphella fordycei n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Pachymelon (Palomelon) suropsilos n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Alcithoe (Alcithoe) amundseni n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Pristimerica australis n. sp.
Coptostoma notopolaris n. sp.
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Austroficopsis wimani n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Austroficopsis seymourensis n. gen., n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Ficus (Diconoficus) austrinus n. sp.
synonym of Ficus
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices (Polinices) marambiensis n. sp.
Polinices (Polinices) cf. subtenuis (Ihering 1907)
Eunaticina infrequens n. sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea darwini n. sp.
"Crenilabium" suromaximum n. sp.
"Crenilabium" austropsomum n. sp.
Acteon eoantarcticus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) cooki n. sp.
original and current combination Ptycheulimella
Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) aersispira n. sp.
original and current combination Ptycheulimella
Orinella (Orinella) poliosura n. sp.
Gumina inflata n. sp.
Agatha scotti n. sp.
"Eulimella" lentiginosa n. sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander (Kaitoa) duseni n. sp.
Scaphander (Kaitoa) antarctidis n. sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea raea
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
"Chlamys" sp. Röding 1798
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea antarctica Zinsmeister 1984
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Aulacomya anderssoni
Modiolus thomsoni
Modiolus turneri
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Thyasira (Parathyasira) notosulca n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Axinopsida pegodonta n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Saxolucina sharmani (Wilckens 1911)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides (Wilckens 1911)
Mya (Geramya n. subgen.) ekelofi n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella trigonoelliptica n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Eurhomalea carlosi
Eurhomalea inflata Zinsmeister 1984
Eurhomalea newtoni (Wilckens 1911)
Eurhomalea antarctica (Sharman and Newton 1897)
"Cyclorismina" marwicki Zinsmeister 1984
Eumarcia (Atamarcia) robusta n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Eumarcia (Eumarcia) austrolissa n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Cockburnia lunulifera (Wilckens 1911)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas) ortmanni
Mactra (Maorimactra) bodmani n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Mactra irizari Wilckens 1912
Standella mystrosura n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lahillidae
Lahillia wilckensi Zinsmeister 1984
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella wilckensi (Median and Rinaldi 1978)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Leionucula) nova (Wickens 1911)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Australoportlandia antarctica Zinsmeister 1984
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldiella leurovata n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Australoneilo rossi Zinsmeister 1984
Neilo beui n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Cadulus) antarctotubulus n. sp.
Reptilia
Delphinornis sp. Wiman 1905
Myrcha et al. 2002 1 specimen
Delphinornis larseni (Wiman 1905)
Myrcha et al. 2002 1 specimen
Reptilia - Spheniscidae
Palaeeudyptes gunnari (Wiman 1905)
Myrcha et al. 2002 2 specimens
Reptilia
Archaeospheniscus wimani (Marples 1953)
Myrcha et al. 2002 2 specimens
? Mesetaornis sp. Myrcha et al. 2002
Myrcha et al. 2002 1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Antarctica State/province:Seymour Island
Coordinates: 64.3° South, 56.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:63.5° South, 63.0° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian - Lutetian
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 41.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:La Meseta Member:Telm 5
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:"cross stratification",planar lamination,deformed bedding,very fine,gray,green unlithified silty sandstone
Secondary lithology:shelly/skeletal poorly lithified conglomeratic sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: rhythmic alternations of purple and gray-green laminated very fine grained sandstone, and silty clay with interbedded conglomeratic sandstone well-sorted fine grained sand with shell lenses, ripples, burrows, small-scale channels, slumps some concretions
Environment:coastal indet.
Glacial or sequence phase:transgressive
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:63551
Authorizer:L. Ivany, M. Uhen Enterer:L. Ivany, M. Uhen
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-08-16 12:01:58 Last modified:2006-08-16 15:01:58
Access level:the public Released:2006-08-16 12:01:56
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:

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]