MGS 103: Thanetian, Louisiana
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica bellense
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella bellifera
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
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Turritella mortoni
Conrad 1830
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni | ||||||||||
| Territella mortoni postmortoni | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pseudoliva santander
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices harrisii
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana corpulentoidea
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea thirsae
(Gabb 1862)
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| recombined as Odontogryphaea thirsae | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Barbatia) cuculloides
(Conrad 1833)
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| recombined as Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Cerastoderma) tuomeyi
(Aldrich 1886)
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| recombined as Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) tuomeyi | ||||||||||
| Cardium (Cerastoderma) tuomeyi var. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Venericor) densata
(Conrad 1845)
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| Venericardia (Venericor) densata pendletonensis | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Astrocoeniidae
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Madracis gregorioi
Vaughan 1900
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Louisiana | County: | Sabine |
| Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 93.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.0° North, 76.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Pendleton Ferry |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | ferruginous,glauconitic unlithified sandstone |
| Lithology description: Impressions and molds found in glauconitic ferruginous sand (Barry & LeBlanc 1942) | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | LGS 51 | ||
| Database number: | 101129 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Eccles |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-12-17 13:02:29 | Last modified: | 2012-02-01 17:33:01 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2015-12-17 13:02:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11842. | D. T. Dockery. 1980. Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area. Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/L. Eccles] |
Secondary references:
| 35012 | J. O. Barry and R. J. LeBlanc. 1942. Lower Eocene Faunal Units of Lousiana. Geological Bulletin of the state of Louisiana Dept. of Conservation (23)1-208 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles/L. Eccles] |