USGS Loc. 9961 - Horse Creek [Oak Grove Sand]: Burdigalian, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia frater
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rare | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Leda polychoa
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synonym of Nuculana | ||||||||||
present; ? in occurrence table, L. polychoa defuniak | ||||||||||
Leda dodona
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synonym of Nuculana | ||||||||||
rare | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula sinaria
Dall 1898
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common | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea pauciplicata
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common | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula densata
Conrad 1843
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present | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus
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original and current combination Chlamys | ||||||||||
present | ||||||||||
Pecten (Chlamys) condylomatus
Dall 1898
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recombined as Lyropecten condylomatus | ||||||||||
rare | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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Pecten (Pseudamussium) diktuotum n. sp.
Gardner 1926
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recombined as Cyclopecten diktuotus | ||||||||||
present | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris drymanos
Gardner 1926
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recombined as Costaglycymeris drymanos | ||||||||||
present | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides
Gardner 1947
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rare | ||||||||||
Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana
(Dall 1898)
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recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana | ||||||||||
rare | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula
Dall 1903
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abundant | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte (Bythiamena) wagneri
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present | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
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original and current combination Crassinella | ||||||||||
abundant | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Cerastoderma) panastrum
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original and current combination Cerastoderma | ||||||||||
rare | ||||||||||
Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium
Dall 1900
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recombined as Dinocardium taphrium | ||||||||||
rare | ||||||||||
Cardium (Fragum) apateticum
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original and current combination Fragum | ||||||||||
present | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele compacta
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rare | ||||||||||
Semele (Semelina) striulata
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rare | ||||||||||
Ervilia chipolana
Dall 1898
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rare | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Moerella) acalypta
(Dall 1900)
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rare | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Pseudochama chipolana
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present | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula (Hemimactra) densa
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original and current combination Hemimactra | ||||||||||
abundant | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta sphaeromorpha
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rare; nucleiformis subsp.? | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sportellidae
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Sportella unicarinata
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rare | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula waltonensis
Gardner 1928
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synonym of Varicorbula disparilis | ||||||||||
common | ||||||||||
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
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common | ||||||||||
Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi
Brown 1905
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recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi | ||||||||||
common | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Phacoides (Cardiolucina) trisulcatus
(Conrad 1841)
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recombined as Cavilinga trisulcata | ||||||||||
rare; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus
Dall 1903
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recombined as Miltha chipolana | ||||||||||
present | ||||||||||
Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis
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spelled with current rank as Parvilucina | ||||||||||
abundant | ||||||||||
Phacoides (Lucinisca) calhounensis
(Dall 1903)
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rare; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
Phacoides (Linga) densatus
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original and current combination Linga | ||||||||||
rare; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crucibulum chipolanum
(Dall 1892)
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recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum | ||||||||||
present; C. chipolnaum dodoneum | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Petaloconchus sculpturatus
Lea 1846
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present | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Naticarius) precursor
Gardner 1947
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recombined as Naticarius precursor | ||||||||||
rare | ||||||||||
Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus
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original and current combination Neverita | ||||||||||
rare | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella alcida
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Turritella subgrundifera
Dall 1892
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rare | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Chlorostoma (Omphalius) exolutum
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rare | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Okaloosa |
Coordinates: | 30.9° North, 86.6° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 31.3° North, 82.9° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
Stage: | Burdigalian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
Key time interval: | Burdigalian | ||
Age range of interval: | 20.44000 - 15.97000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Alum Bluff | Formation: | Oak Grove | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Oak Grove Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | gray,green unlithified calcareous sandstone |
Lithology description: gray-green sands, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Museum repositories: | USGS |
Metadata
Database number: | 42678 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | K. Layou |
Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2004-08-04 07:53:20 | Last modified: | 2012-12-05 20:45:37 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-08-04 07:53:20 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
11206. | J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy] |