Banks of Pamunkey River at county boundary: Late/Upper Oligocene, Virginia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Chrysemys isoni n. sp.
Weems and George 2001
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Weems and George 2013 | |||||||||
| One largely complete nuchal element (CMM-V- 4664) | ||||||||||
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Trachemys sp.
Agassiz 1857
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Weems and George 2013 | |||||||||
| One posterior right peripheral (CMM-V-4663). Collected by R. Ison | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Hesperotestudo (Caudochelys) wilsoni
Milstead 1956
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Weems and George 2013 | |||||||||
| recombined as Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) wilsoni | ||||||||||
| right humerus (CMM-V-4667) collected by R. George. | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Carolinochelys wilsoni
Hay 1923
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Cheloniidae
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Trachyaspis lardyi
Meyer 1873
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Weems 2023 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Right humerus (CMM-V-9975), collected by Aaron A. Alford | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Apalone lima
(Cope 1869)
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Weems and George 2013 | |||||||||
| Two costal fragments (CMM-V-4661) collected by R. Ison | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Eomysticetidae
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Micromysticetus sp.
Sanders and Barnes 2002
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Albright et al. 2019 | |||||||||
| CMM-V- 5011 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Virginia | County: | New Kent or King William |
| Coordinates: | 37.6° North, 77.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.6° North, 71.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | hand sample |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Oligocene | Nannofossil zone: | NP 24 |
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Chesapeake | Formation: | Old Church |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Abundance in sediment: | common |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 167203 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Holroyd, E. Vlachos, M. Uhen | Enterer: | P. Holroyd, M. Uhen, E. Vlachos |
| Modifier: | P. Holroyd | ||
| Created: | 2015-03-08 16:54:51 | Last modified: | 2015-03-08 16:56:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-03-08 16:54:51 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 54562. | R. E. Weems. 2014. Paleogene chelonians from Maryland and Virginia. PaleoBios 31(1):1-32 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] |
Secondary references:
| 71195 | L. B. Albright, A. E. Sanders, R. E. Weems, D. J. Cicimurri, and J. L. Knight. 2019. Cenozoic vertebrate biostratigraphy of South Carolina, U.S.A. and additions to the fauna. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 57(2):77-236 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 85705 | R. E. Weems. 2023. Miocene and Pliocene Chelonians from the Calvert Cliffs and Nearby Regions. In S. J. Godfrey (ed.), The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA – Volume 2 Turtles and Toothed Whales 3-48 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] | |
| 64777 | R. E. Weems and R. A. George. 2013. Amphibians and nonmarine turtles from the Miocene Calvert Formation of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (USA). Journal of Paleontology 87(4):53-66 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |