M 158: Thanetian, New Jersey

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Polorthus tibialis
Palmer and Brann 1966
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca quindecemradiata
Palmer and Brann 1966
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New Jersey County:Gloucester
Coordinates: 39.8° North, 75.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.0° North, 55.9° 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:Pamunkey Formation:Vincentown
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:91757
Authorizer:J. Sessa Enterer:L. Eccles, U. Smith
Modifier:U. Smith Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-10-19 16:16:12 Last modified:2010-12-19 21:48:35
Access level:group members Released:2014-10-19 16:16:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11845. K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

11846 K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1966. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusks of the Southern and Eastern United States Part II. Gastropoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:471-1057 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Sessa]