Where: North Carolina (34.7° N, 76.7° W: paleocoordinates 34.8° N, 76.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Chowan River Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Chowan River Fm, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: A Late Pliocene age is assigned following existing collections. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite list for formation.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by Petuch
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Petuch. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Primary reference: E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 96537: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 11.06.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Busycon chowanense whelk |