PRI 2262: Bartonian, South Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Eosurcula quadriplenta
Scobinella ferrosilica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Raphitoma (Microsurcula) carolia
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula decisa
Spisula decisa palmaris
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Katherinella) trigoniata
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis (Lea 1833)
Harris 1919
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis citronella
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus cawcawensis Harris 1919
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina cawcawensis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea Dall 1898
recombined as Orthoyoldia psammotaea
Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea orangeburgensis
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya sp. Children 1823
Solemya alabamensis Harris 1897
Harris 1919
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (? Pectinucula) ripae Harris 1919
Harris 1919
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:South Carolina County:Orangeburg
Coordinates: 33.5° North, 80.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.6° North, 71.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Bartonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Bartonian
Age range of interval:41.20000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Claiborne Formation:McBean
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:91118
Authorizer:J. Sessa Enterer:L. Eccles
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2009-09-05 06:26:44 Last modified:2010-10-26 19:51:06
Access level:group members Released:2014-09-05 06:26:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11845. K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

35561 G. D. Harris. 1919. Pelecypoda of the St. Maurice and Claiborne stages. Bulletins of American Paleontology 6(31):1-208 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles]
11846 K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1966. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusks of the Southern and Eastern United States Part II. Gastropoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:471-1057 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Sessa]