Sohl and Koch OFR # 229: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Georgia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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| Otolith | ||||||||||
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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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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus obnutus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cadulus obnutus (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes spillmani
Gabb 1861
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani | ||||||||||
| Gyrodes spillmani Gabb | ||||||||||
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Polinices kummeli
Sohl 1960
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Polinices kummeli Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula
(Stephenson 1941)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Ancillus acutula | ||||||||||
| Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula (Stephe | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Paladmetidae
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Paladmete laevis
Sohl 1964
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Paladmete laevis Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Stantonella interupta
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| corrected as Stantonella interrupta | ||||||||||
| Stantonella interupta (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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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 cretaceum
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Myobarbum laevigatum
Sohl 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Creonella triplicata
Wade 1917
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Creonella triplicata Wade | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna sp.
Lovén 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cylichna sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana sp. n. sp.
Link 1807
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Nuculana n. sp. (large and concentr - originally entered as "Nuculana n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Nuculana whitfieldi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula percrassa
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Nucula percrassa Conrad | ||||||||||
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Nucula amica
Gardner 1916
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Nucula amica Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Pharidae
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Leptosolen biplicata
(Conrad 1858)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Corbula sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Tenea parilis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Tenea parilis Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp.
Conrad 1869
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. | ||||||||||
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Cyprimeria depressa
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria depressa Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora wordeni
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cymbophora wordeni (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Aenona eufaulensis
Conrad 1860
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Tellinimera gabbi
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellinimeria gabbi Gardner - originally entered as "Tellinimeria gabbi" | ||||||||||
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Tellina sp. n. sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellina n. sp. (smooth) - originally entered as "Tellina n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trachycardium eufaulensis
(Conrad 1860)
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Nymphalucina ? linearea
(Stephenson 1941)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Nymphalucina linearia | ||||||||||
| Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea" | ||||||||||
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Phacoides ? mattiformis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Phacoides ? mattiformis (Stephenso - originally entered as "Phacoides ? mattiformis" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Crassatella sp. | ||||||||||
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bathytormus pteropsis
(Conrad 1860)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Uddenia sp.
Stephenson 1941
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Uddenia sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) ornata
Gabb 1876
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca cuneata
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20 specimens | |||||||||
| Striarca cuneata Gabb | ||||||||||
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Striarca saffordi
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon eufaulensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis] | ||||||||||
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Nemodon cf. grandis
Wade 1926
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nemodon cf. Nemodon grandis Wade - originally entered as "Nemodon cf. grandis" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Postligata wordeni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Postligata wordeni Gardner | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Georgia | County: | Clay |
| Coordinates: | 31.7° North, 85.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.6° North, 63.3° 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: | Contusotruncana contusa |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Providence | Member: | upper | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray silty,carbonaceous sandstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original 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: | 12.9mi S Eufaula; USGS # 27560 | ||
| Database number: | 4266 | ||
| 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 21:30:10 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 283. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen] |
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] |