ACh-10 (Moodys Branch): Bartonian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Clypeasteroida
- Protoscutellidae
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Periarchus lyelli
(Conrad 1834)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| fish vertebra | ||||||||||
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ray dental plate | ||||||||||
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| shark teeth | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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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 arenicola
Conrad 1865
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18 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Kapalmerella arenicola | ||||||||||
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Turritella perdita
Conrad 1865
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices weisbordi
()
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Natica permunda
Conrad 1854
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes humerosus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Tritonatractus pearlensis
Aldrich 1885
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Tritonoatractus pearlensis" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pseudoliva perspectiva
Conrad 1860
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Pseudoliva vetusta perspectiva | ||||||||||
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus tortilis
(Conrad 1854)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Conus sauridens | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Pleurofusia collaris
Casey 1903
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Pseudotoma heilprini
Aldrich 1885
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus stamineus
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42 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Calytraphorus stamineus" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Tornatellaea lata
(Conrad 1834)
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20 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Actaeon latus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana multilineata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula spheniopsis
(Conrad 1865)
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34 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) sphenopsis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caryocorbula densata
(Conrad 1854)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Corbula densata | ||||||||||
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Caryocorbula deshayesii
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13 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula) | ||||||||||
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Caestocorbula wailesiana
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar securiformis
Conrad 1865
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Callista annexa
Conrad 1865
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55 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula sp.
Gray 1837
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina linifera
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium nicolletti
(Conrad 1854)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Saxolucina gaufia
Harris 1946
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Bathytormus flexurus
Conrad 1854
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14 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia sp.
Lamarck 1801
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Venericardia spp." | ||||||||||
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Venericardia diversidentata
Meyer 1885
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata | ||||||||||
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Venericardia apodensata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Lirodiscus scutellarius
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lirodiscus tellinoides scutellarius | ||||||||||
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Lirodiscus jacksonensis
Meyer 1885
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Eburneopecten scintillatus
(Conrad 1854)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Ostrea spp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Gigantostrea trigonalis
(Conrad 1854)
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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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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Endopachys maclurii
(Lea 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Flabellidae
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Flabellum wallesii
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30 specimens | |||||||||
| Flabellum cuneiforme wallesii | ||||||||||
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Flabellum magnocostatum
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Flabellum cuneiforme magnocostatum | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Choctaw |
| Coordinates: | 31.9° North, 88.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.5° North, 79.4° 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
| Formation: | Moodys Branch | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: supposedly "Auversian"; stage assignment based on Baum et al. 1994. Local section ACh-10.
Moodys Branch=Bartonian (JAS 14 October 2010) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic argillaceous,calcareous 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: | 3503 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Patzkowsky | Enterer: | K. Layou |
| Modifier: | U. Smith | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-04 04:53:24 | Last modified: | 2010-10-14 04:12:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-04 04:53:24 |
| 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] |