St. Stephens Quarry, Yazoo Formation, Pachuta Member: Priabonian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Discocyclinidae
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Actinocyclina bainbridgensis
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Echinoidea
- Clypeasteroida
- Protoscutellidae
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Periarchus lyelli
(Conrad 1834)
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| subspecies pileussensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Basilosauridae
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Basilosaurus cetoides
(Owen 1839)
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Uhen 2013 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Eburneopecten scintillatus
(Conrad 1854)
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Chlamys spillmani
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Washington |
| Coordinates: | 31.6° North, 88.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.0° North, 80.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
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
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | blue marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: blue-gray plastic clay | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Saint Stephens, Lone Star Cement Quarry | ||
| Database number: | 89613 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-06-04 13:59:41 | Last modified: | 2019-12-02 18:17:55 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-06-04 13:59:41 |
| 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] |
Secondary references:
| 42488 | M. D. Uhen. 2013. A review of North American Basilosauridae. Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin 31(2):1-45 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |