Sohl and Koch OFR # 20: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
(Leske 1778)
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| Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp." | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (encrusting) | ||||||||||
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (branching) | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus squamosus
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| Hamulus squamosus Gabb | ||||||||||
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Hamulus onyx
Morton 1834
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| Hamulus onyx Morton | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonoidea
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Ammonoidea indet.
Zittel 1884
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| "Ammonite fragments": originally entered as "Ammonite"; changed by JA 30.6.04 | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras dekayi
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica (Granosolarium) sp.
Röding 1798
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Architectonica (Granosolarium) sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Laxispira monilifera
Sohl 1964
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Laxispira monilifera Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Turritella tippana
Conrad 1858
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14 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella tippana Conrad | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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? Hydrotribulus sp.
Wade 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Hydeotribulus ? sp. - originally entered as "Hydeotribulus ? sp." | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Deussenia bellalirata
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Deussenia bellalirata (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Liopeplum cf. nodosum
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Liopeplum cf. L. nodosum - originally entered as "Liopeplum cf. nodosum" | ||||||||||
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Longoconcha sp.
Stephenson 1941
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Longoconcha spp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus Con | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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51 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Crenella elegantula
Meek and Hayden 1862
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Lithophaga sp.
Röding 1798
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lithophaga sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) acutilineata
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Limatula acutilineata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lima reticulata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) pelagica
(Morton 1833)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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17 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Arctostrea falacata
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Arctostrea falacata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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70 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Pycnodonte aff. belli
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Pycnodonte aff. P. belli - originally entered as "Pycnodonte aff. belli" | ||||||||||
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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
| Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris rotundata
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109 specimens | |||||||||
| Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) tippan | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium eufaulensis
(Conrad 1860)
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16 specimens | |||||||||
| Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyclorisma parva
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyclorisma parva (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Cyprimeria alta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora berryi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cymbophora berryi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula monmouthensis
Gardner 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Corbula monmouthensis Gardner | ||||||||||
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Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Vincent 1910
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica" | ||||||||||
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Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Corbula sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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19 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella sp.
Chavan 1969
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Vetericardiella sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte culebrensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Pontotoc |
| Coordinates: | 34.4° North, 88.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.9° North, 66.3° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Foram zone: | Gansserina gansseri |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Chiwapa | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: No forams have been recovered from this unit, it is assigned to the Gansserina gansseri zone by Mancini et al. (1996) by sequence stratigraphy and the biostratigraphy of surrounding units. Haustator bilira assemblage zone. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic silty sandstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite,replaced with calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Center Hill Church; USGS # 32322 | ||
| Database number: | 4111 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Manojlovic | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2016-07-25 19:01:36 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 281. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1987. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrates from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the Atlantic Coastal Plain with further data for the East Gulf. USGS Open File Report 87-194:1-172 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |
Secondary references:
| 29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |