Montgomery Landing (Moodys Branch): Bartonian, Louisiana
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Arthopoda indet.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| crab claws | ||||||||||
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Bregmoceras sp.
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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"Neobythitina" meyeri
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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"Sirembinus" granus
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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"Myripristina" cajun
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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"Haemulida" obliquus
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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"Sciaenida" claybornensis
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Flabellidae
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Flabellum wailesii
Conrad 1856
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32 specimens | |||||||||
| Flabellum cuneiforme wailesii | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Trochocyathus montgomeriensis
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Trochocyathus lunulitiformis montgomeriensis | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Rhizangiidae
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Astrangia ludoviciana
Vaughan 1900
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Endopachys maclurii
(Lea 1833)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Balanophyllia irrorata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| shark teeth | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Trichiuridae
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Trichiurus sagittidens
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Acanthuriformes
- Sciaenidae
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Sciaena pseudoradians
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Lactariidae
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Lactarius sp.
Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Acanthopteri
- Sphyraenidae
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Sphyraena major
Leidy 1855
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Albuliformes
- Albulidae
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Albula sp.
Gronow 1763
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Congridae
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Paraconger yazooensis
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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Conger dissimilis
Frizzell and Lamber 1962
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Frizzell and Lamber 1962 | |||||||||
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Ariosoma nonsector
Nolf and Stringer 2003
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Stringer 2016 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Muraenidae
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Conger brevior
Koken 1888
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Frizzell and Lamber 1962 | |||||||||
| recombined as Congeris brevior | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Procellariiformes
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Procellariiformes indet.
Fürbringer 1888
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Palaeophiidae
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Pterosphenus schucherti
Lucas 1898
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | 14 specimens | ||||||||
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Acipenseriformes
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Cylindracanthus rectus
(Agassiz 1843)
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Aetobatidae
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Aetobatis sp.
(Blainville 1816)
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Aetobatus | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Myliobatis sp.
Cuvier 1816
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Pristidae
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Pristis lathami
Galeotti 1837
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Ginglymostomatidae
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Ginglymostoma serra
(Leidy 1877)
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
| recombined as Nebrius serra | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Galeocerdidae
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Galeocerdo alabamensis
Leriche 1942
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Triakidae
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Galeorhinus huberensis
Case 1981
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Hemigaleidae
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Hemipristis wyattdurhami
White 1956
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Negaprion gibbesi
(Woodward 1889)
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
| recombined as Carcharhinus gibbesii | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus praecursor
Thurmond and Jones 1981
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Lamna lerichi
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Odontaspis hopei
(Agassiz 1843)
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McPherson and Manning 1986 | |||||||||
| recombined as Carcharias hopei | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Schizasteridae
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Schizaster armiger
Clark and Twitchell 1915
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Paraster armiger | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Scizaster armiger" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella creola
Harris and Palmer 1947
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Capulus americanus
Conrad 1854
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olivellidae
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Agaronia mississippiensis
(Conrad 1848)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Lapparia dumosa
(Conrad 1854)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Mitra (Lapparia) dumosa | ||||||||||
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Athleta symmetricus
Conrad 1854
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17 specimens | |||||||||
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Caricella polita
Conrad 1854
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Fusimitra millingtoni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes humerosus
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Pleurofusia fluctuosa
Harris 1937
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turricula (Pleurofusia) subservata n. sp.
Harris and Palmer 1947
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Harris and Palmer 1947 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus tortilis
(Conrad 1854)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Conus sauridens | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Pseudotoma heilprini
Aldrich 1885
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13 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pediculariidae
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Cypraea ludoviciana n. sp.
Johnson 1899
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Dockery 1977 | |||||||||
| recombined as Jenneria (Projenneria) ludoviciana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraeorbis ventripotens
(Cossmann 1903)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus stamineus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica permunda
Conrad 1854
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula yazooensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Nucula magnifica yazooensis | ||||||||||
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Nucula speniopsis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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= Nucula spheniopsis
Conrad 1865
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Toulmin 1977 | |||||||||
| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) sphenopsis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Bathytormus flexurus
Conrad 1854
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia diversidentata
Meyer 1885
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Teredo mississippiensis
Conrad 1854
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula wailesiana
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callista annexa
Conrad 1865
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Pitar securiformis
Conrad 1865
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris filosa
Conrad 1854
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Glycymeris filosa
Conrad 1854
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia cuculloides
(Conrad 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Gigantostrea trigonalis
(Conrad 1854)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys nupera
Conrad 1854
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus margarita
Harris and Palmer 1947
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium jacksonense
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Dentalium mississippiense jacksonense | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Louisiana | County: | Grant |
| Coordinates: | 32.2° North, 92.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.2° North, 83.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Bartonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| *Period: | Tertiary | ||
| *International age/stage: | Early/Lower Priabonian | *Local age/stage: | Auversian |
| Key time interval: | Bartonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 41.20000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Jackson | Formation: | Moodys Branch | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: supposedly "Auversian"; stage assignment based on Baum et al. 1994
Moodys Branch=Bartonian (JAS 14 October 2010) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 3534 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Patzkowsky, P. Wagner, A. Miller, M. Uhen, J. Head | Enterer: | K. Layou, A. Hendy, P. Wagner, J. Head, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-04 11:04:31 | Last modified: | 2020-05-01 11:53:06 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-04 11:04:31 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 124. | L. D. Toulmin. 1977. Stratigraphic Distribution of Paleocene and Eocene Fossils in the Eastern Gulf Coast Region. Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 13(1):1-602 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 11841 | D. T. Dockery. 1977. Mollusca of the Moodys Branch Formation, Mississippi. Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 120 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] | |
| 28170 | D. L. Frizzell and C. K. Lamber. 1962. Distinctive "congrid type" fish otoliths from the lower Tertiary of the Gulf Coast (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 32(5):87-101 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 58675 | G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer. 1947. The Mollusca of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to the Alabama River). Pt. II. Univalves and index. Bulletins of American Paleontology 30(117):207-563 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/M. Uhen] | |
| 8335 | R. Kellogg. 1936. A Review of the Archaeoceti. Carnegie Institution of Washington 482:1-366 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 12025 | W. C. Lancaster. 1982. A morphological and paleoecologial analysis of the Archaeoceti of Montgomery Landing, Louisiana. Louisiana State University 1-148 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 14727 | A. B. McPherson and E. M. Manning. 1986. New records of Eocene sea snakes (Pterosphenus) from Louisiana. Montgomery Landing Site, marine Eocene (Jackson) of central Louisiana. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Symposium Proceedings. 197-207 [J. Head/J. Head] | |
| 72256 | G. L. Stringer. 2016. Evidence and implications of marine invertebrate settlement on Eocene otoliths from the Moodys Branch Formation of Montgomery Landing (Louisiana, U.S.A.). Cainozoic Research 16(1):3-12 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |