Belgrade Quarry, Belgrade Formation (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Onslow County, North Carolina (34.9° N, 77.2° W: paleocoordinates 34.9° N, 71.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: N3 foram zone, Haywood Landing Member (Belgrade Formation), Late/Upper Oligocene (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)

• JA: said to be early Miocene, but the Haywood Landing Member belongs to planktonic foram zone N3, which is late Oligocene (Rossbach and Carter 1991)

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, phosphatic, shelly/skeletal, calcareous sandstone

• sand, slightly calcareous, very phosphatic, shelly

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. W. Ward. 1992. Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History 2 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 71651: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.05.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Odontoceti indet., Vertebrata indet.
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
bone
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Xenorophidae
Echovenator sp., Albertocetus meffordorum
Echovenator sp. Churchill et al. 2016 toothed whale
Albertocetus meffordorum Uhen 2008 toothed whale
USNM 559392
Reptilia
 Loricata -
Crocodylia indet.
Crocodylia indet. crocodilian
 Testudines -
Testudines indet.
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788 turtle
Actinopteri
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Lagodon sp.
Lagodon sp. Holbrook 1855 perch-like fish
Gnathostomata
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Chondrichthyes indet.
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
shark teeth
Chondrichthyes
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp.
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion sp., Physogaleus aduncas, Carcharhinus sp.
Negaprion sp. Whitley 1940 lemon shark
Physogaleus aduncas requiem shark
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo casei
Galeocerdo casei tiger shark
or G. mayumbensis
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias sp.
Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharocles angustidens" = Otodus (Carcharocles) angustidens
"Carcharocles angustidens" = Otodus (Carcharocles) angustidens Agassiz 1835 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis sp.
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius sp.
Nebrius sp. Rüppell 1837 nurse shark
or Ginglymostoma sp.
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus primigenius
Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Anoxypristis sp.
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Plinthicus stenodon, Rhinoptera sp., Myliobatis sp.
Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869 eagle ray
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella tampae
Turritella tampae Heilprin 1887 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum imperforatum
Sinum imperforatum Dall 1915 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Typhis siphonifera" = Siphonochelus (Pilsbrytyphis) siphonifera, Tritonopsis gilletti, Tritonopsis biconica, Ecphora tampaensis
"Typhis siphonifera" = Siphonochelus (Pilsbrytyphis) siphonifera Dall 1915 murex snail
Tritonopsis gilletti Richards 1943 murex snail
Tritonopsis biconica Dall 1915 murex snail
Ecphora tampaensis Dall 1890 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus hoffmani
Fusinus hoffmani Ward 1992 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon spiniger
Busycon spiniger Conrad 1865 whelk
subspecies onslowensis
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte onslowensis, Astarte claytonrayi
Astarte onslowensis Kellum 1926 clam
Astarte claytonrayi Ward 1992 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia trentensis, Venericardia nodifera
Cyclocardia trentensis Ward 1992 clam
Venericardia nodifera Kellum 1926 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Chione spada" = Chione (Chamelea) spada, "Macrocallista acuminata" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) acuminata, Mercenaria capax
"Chione spada" = Chione (Chamelea) spada Dall 1903 venus clam
"Macrocallista acuminata" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) acuminata Dall 1903 venus clam
Mercenaria capax Conrad 1843 quahog
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax idoneus
Donax idoneus Conrad 1872 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Dinocardium taphrium
Dinocardium taphrium Dall 1900 cockle
 Pholadida - Myidae
Mya wilsoni
Mya wilsoni Ward 1992 softshell clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Stewartia anodonta
Stewartia anodonta Say 1824 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Rebeccapecten berryae, Dimarzipecten crocus
Rebeccapecten berryae Ward 1992 scallop
Dimarzipecten crocus Ward 1992 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara silverdalensis" = Cunearca silverdalensis, "Anomalocardia floridana" = Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana
"Anadara silverdalensis" = Cunearca silverdalensis Kellum 1926 ark
"Anomalocardia floridana" = Anadara (Sectiarca) floridana Conrad 1846 ark
unclassified
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Plantae indet.
Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866
wood