M 304: Thanetian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus informal sp. D
Philippi 1844
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi
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| original and current combination Evalea | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella mortoni
Conrad 1830
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| recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni | ||||||||||
| Turritella mortoni postmortoni | ||||||||||
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Mesalia alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium munistriatum
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Lacunaria alabamiensis
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Polinices sp.
Monfort 1810
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Euspira marylandica
(Conrad 1865)
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| Euspira marylandica var. A | ||||||||||
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Sinum fiski
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Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Capulus expansus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Glyptostyla bacula
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Mazzalina tuomeyi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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cf. Cyllene bellana
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus supraplanus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula nasuta
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| synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Raphitomidae
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Pleurotomella whitfieldi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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"Pleurotoma" capax
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| synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Caricella podagrina
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Priscoficus triserialis
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Priscoficus (Fulguroficus) juvenis
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana corpulentoides
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| Nuculana corpulentoides "var." | ||||||||||
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Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys greggi
Harris 1897
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| recombined as Dhondtichlamys greggi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea
Conrad 1862
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| Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea
(Conrad 1865)
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| original and current combination Axinea idonea | ||||||||||
| Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea subsp. B | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sportellidae
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Basterotia prima
Aldrich 1921
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium harrisi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia lignitica
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina bellsiana
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Tellina semirotunda
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis
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| including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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| recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
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Vokesula aldrichi
(Meyer 1885)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Pholas alatoidea
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Pholas aldrichi
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi
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Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata
Gardner and Bowles 1939
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Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi
(Stewart 1930)
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| recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Monroe |
| Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 87.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.0° North, 70.4° 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: | Wilcox | Formation: | Tuscahoma | Member: | Bells Landing Marl |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | very fine,glauconitic unlithified argillaceous sandstone |
| Lithology description: Lithology from PBDB # 90141 very fine grained, unlithified glauconitic clayey sand | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
| Geology comments: Environment from PBDB # 90141.
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Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92034 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Eccles |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-10-27 16:45:54 | Last modified: | 2018-05-13 16:51:17 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2014-10-27 16:45:54 |
| 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:
| 34008 | L. C. Ivany, C. Pietsch, J. C. Handley, R. Lockwood, W. D. Allmon and J. A. Sessa. 2018. Little lasting impact of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on shallow marine mollusk faunas. Science Advances [J. Sessa/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] | |
| 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] |