LACM 4425: Maastrichtian, Maryland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Apoginidae indet.
Gastropoda
Stromboidea indet. (Rafinesque 1815)
original and current combination Strombacea
Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentinidae indet. Bonaparte 1838
Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Polymixiidae
Polymixiidae indet. Gill 1862
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Trachichthyidae indet. Bleeker 1859
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae indet. Rafinesque 1810
Actinopteri - Pempheriformes - Pempheridae
Pempheridae indet.
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Ariidae indet. Berg 1958
Vorhisia sp. Frizzell 1965
Actinopteri - Elopiformes
Albuloidei indet.
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes
Anguilloidei indet.
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissidae indet. Gill 1893
synonym of Albulidae
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Maryland County:Prince Georges
Coordinates: 38.9° North, 76.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.8° North, 52.2° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Severn
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Geology comments: FOSSILIFEROUS MATRIX
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all macrofossils
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:127085
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Shalap
Modifier:M. Uhen
Created:2012-04-24 02:34:49 Last modified:2014-12-04 10:15:15
Access level:the public Released:2012-04-24 02:34:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

41284. R. W. Huddleston and K. M. Savoie. 1983. Teleostean otoliths from the Late Cretaceous (Maestrichtian age) Severn Formation of Maryland. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96(4):658-663 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Shalap]