F.G.S. Well 14, unit 5 [Fort Thompson Fm]: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina canaliculata
(Say 1826)
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Planorbidae
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Helisoma scalare
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Physidae
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Physa sp.
Draparnaud 1801
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Phacoides multilineatus
(Conrad 1841)
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| recombined as Parvilucina multistriata | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Glades |
| Coordinates: | 27.0° North, 81.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 27.0° North, 80.8° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Fort Thompson | ||||
| Local section: | F.G.S. Well 14 | Local bed: | 65 m | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Fort Thompson Fm, which is in this section overlain by the Pamlico Fm (Late Pleistocene) and overlies the Caloosahatchee Fm (Early Pleistocene). AGE: Assigned to Late Pleistocene (A. Hendy, 2007). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From Unit 5 a 10 ft thick sandy marl. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | medium,shelly/skeletal poorly lithified sandy marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Marl, sandy, calcareous, slightly consolidated, quartz grains medium, subangular to rounded. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, based on facies description. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine, siliciclastic. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | abundant |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | core,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Florida Geological Survey, 1954. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably the Florida Geological Survey. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Reasonably modern nomenclature with species resolution assignments. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 80356 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-04-13 21:40:05 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-04-13 21:40:05 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 25514. | J. R. DuBar. 1958. Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Late Neogene strata of the Caloosahatchee River area of southern Florida. Florida Geological Survey Bulletin 40:1-267 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |