St. Stephens Quarry, Glendon Limestone Member: Chattian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea vicksburgensis
Conrad 1848
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| recombined as Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys duncanensis
(Mansfield 1934)
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Pecten howei
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| subspecies mariannensis | ||||||||||
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Pecten perplanus
Morton 1833
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| recombined as Pecten (Pecten) perplanus | ||||||||||
| subspecies poulsoni (lower beds), subspecies byramensis (upper beds) | ||||||||||
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Flexopecten anatipes
(Morton 1833)
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| recombined as Anatipopecten anatipes | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Washington |
| Coordinates: | 31.6° North, 88.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.9° North, 82.7° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Byram | Member: | Glendon Limestone |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Secondary lithology: | marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Saint Stephens, Lone Star Cement Quarry | ||
| Database number: | 89610 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-06-04 13:51:32 | Last modified: | 2010-09-07 14:13:32 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-06-04 13:51:32 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 30048. | L. N. Glawe. 1966. Geologic section exposed in Lone Star Cement Company quarry at St. Stephens Bluff on Tombigbee River, 2 2 miles northeast of the present town of St Stephens, Ala. Facies Changes in the Alabama Tertiary 95-98 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |