PBDB Collection

Vincentown Formation, NJ (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: New Jersey (40.0° N, 74.7° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 40.1° N, 44.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Vincentown Formation, Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: glauconitic, sandy, calcareous sandstone

• lithology described as a calcareous "lime sand" interbedded with a quartz or "yellow sand"

Primary reference: J. J. Cook and R. C. Ramsdell. 1991. Macrofossils from the Vincentown Formation (Paleocene) of New Jersey. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science 36(1):11-15 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3113: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 26.07.1999, edited by Mark Uhen and John Alroy

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Taxonomic list

• this is the most updated faunal list for the Vincentown Fm

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unclassified
-	Ctenocella rutgersensis, Gorgonella sp., Cavoscala annulata, Pleurotrema solariformis, Polorthus tibialis, Rananidae indet., "Callianassid" indet., Odotus obliquus Ctenocella rutgersensis Gorgonella sp. Cavoscala annulata Pleurotrema solariformis Polorthus tibialis Rananidae indet. "Callianassid" indet. undetermined burrows Odotus obliquus

Animalia -	Animalia indet. Animalia indet. fecal pellets and coprolites
unclassified
-	Porifera indet. Porifera indet. Grant 1836 3 undetermined species
Demospongiae
Clavulina - Clionaidae	? Cliona sp. ? Cliona sp. demosponge originally entered as "Cliona? sp."
Anthozoa
Pennatulacea -	Graphularia ambigua Graphularia ambigua sea pen
Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae	Montlivaltia atlantica Montlivaltia atlantica Morton 1829 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	? Trochosmilia inauris ? Trochosmilia inauris stony coral originally entered as "Trochosmilia? inauris"
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	Flabellum mortoni Flabellum mortoni Vaughan 1900 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Trochocyathus sp. Trochocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	? Balanophyllia sp. ? Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844 stony coral originally entered as "Balanophyllia? sp."
Deuteropoda
-	Malacostraca indet. Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802 tubes similar Halyminites major; chelae of 2 undetermined species
Malacostraca
Decapoda - Dromiidae	Vincentdromia americana Vincentdromia americana Rathbun 1935 crab originally Dromiopsis
Decapoda - Panopeidae	aff. Panopeus estellensis, Panopeus jerseyensis aff. Panopeus estellensis Rathbun 1935 crab originally entered as "Panopeus aff. P. estellensis" Panopeus jerseyensis Roberts 1986 crab
Decapoda - Calappidae	Calappilia sp. Calappilia sp. Milne Edwards 1873 box crab
Decapoda - Zanthopsidae	Zanthopsis milleri Zanthopsis milleri Roberts 1955 crab
Decapoda - Callianassidae	? Callianassa sp. ? Callianassa sp. Leach 1814 decapod originally entered as "Callianassa? sp."
Decapoda - Ctenochelidae	"Ischnodactylus cultellus" = Ctenocheles cultellus "Ischnodactylus cultellus" = Ctenocheles cultellus Rathbun 1935 decapod
Thecostraca
Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae	Scalpellum conradi Scalpellum conradi barnacle
Articulata
-	Articulata indet. Articulata indet. 2 undetermined species - originally entered as "Articulata sp."
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida -	Oleneothyris harlani Oleneothyris harlani Morton 1829
Terebratulida - Megathyrididae	"Cistella beecheri" = Argyrotheca beecheri "Cistella beecheri" = Argyrotheca beecheri Clark 1895
Terebratulida - Platidiidae	Platidia cretacea Platidia cretacea
Polychaeta
-	Polychaeta indet. Polychaeta indet. Grube 1850 various undetermined tubes
Serpulimorpha -	Hydroides primitiva, Longitubus sp., cf. Hamulus falcatus, Paliurus triangularis Hydroides primitiva Longitubus sp. originally entered as "Longitubis sp." cf. Hamulus falcatus originally entered as "Hamulus cf. H. falcatus" Paliurus triangularis Gabb 1876
Sedentaria
Sabellida - Sabellidae	Glomerula vincentownensis Glomerula vincentownensis
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Rotularia rotula, Protula vincentownensis, Serpula habrogamma, Serpula howelli, Serpula jerseyensis, Serpula tristiata Rotularia rotula Protula vincentownensis Serpula habrogamma Serpula howelli Serpula jerseyensis Serpula tristiata
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet. Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam 1 undetermined species
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Nemodon brevifrons Nemodon brevifrons Conrad 1875 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Arca quindecemradiata Arca quindecemradiata ark
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Axinea subaustralis" = Glycymeris "Axinea subaustralis" = Glycymeris bittersweet clam
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea antrosa, Cucullaea sp. Cucullaea antrosa clam Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Gryphaeostrea vomer, Pycnodonte dissimilaris, Pycnodonte convexa Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster originally entered as "Gryphaetostrea vomer" Pycnodonte dissimilaris oyster Pycnodonte convexa Say 1820 oyster "convexa var. vesicularis" - originally entered as "Pycnodonte convexa var. vesicularis"
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea bryani, Ostrea compressirostrea, Ostrea panda Ostrea bryani oyster Ostrea compressirostrea oyster Ostrea panda Morton 1833 oyster
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna rostriformis Pinna rostriformis oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Pecten sp. Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus ovata Modiolus ovata horsemussel originally entered as "Modiola ovata"
Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae	Kummelia americana Kummelia americana clam
Cardiida - Glossidae	Isocardia conradi Isocardia conradi clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Etea delawarensis, ? Veniella decisa, ? Veniella rhomboidea, Tenea pinguis, ? Tenea sp. Etea delawarensis clam ? Veniella decisa clam originally entered as "Veniella? decisa" ? Veniella rhomboidea clam originally entered as "Veniella? rhomboidea" Tenea pinguis clam ? Tenea sp. Conrad 1870 clam originally entered as "Tenea? sp."
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Caryatis veta" = Pitar, "Meretrix ovata" = Pitar (Pitar) ovatus "Caryatis veta" = Pitar venus clam "Meretrix ovata" = Pitar (Pitar) ovatus Rogers and Rogers 1837 venus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Cardium knappi Cardium knappi cockle
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina sp. Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea sp., Panopea elliptica Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam Panopea elliptica clam
Pandorida - Laternulidae	Periplomya sp. Periplomya sp. Conrad 1870 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Cardita intermedia" = Glans (Glans) intermedia "Cardita intermedia" = Glans (Glans) intermedia Brocchi 1814 clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatella alaeformis" = Bathytormus alaeformis, "Crassatella compressirostrea" = Crassatella, "? Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella, Crassatella vadosa "Crassatella alaeformis" = Bathytormus alaeformis Conrad 1830 clam "Crassatella compressirostrea" = Crassatella clam "? Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella Lamarck 1799 clam originally entered as "Crassatellites? sp." Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula sp. Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana "formerly Leda sp.", cf. Nuculana cultelliformis, Nuculana "sp. B" Nuculana "formerly Leda sp." Link 1807 pointed nut clam originally entered as "Leda sp." cf. Nuculana cultelliformis pointed nut clam originally entered as "Nuculana cf. N. cultelliformis" Nuculana "sp. B" Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium sp. Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail 17 undetermined species; undetermined borings in ostreid shells
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni, Turritella sp., Turritella vertebroides "Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni Conrad 1830 turret shell Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae	"? Siliquaria sp." = Tenagodus "? Siliquaria sp." = Tenagodus Guettard 1770 snail originally entered as "Siliquaria? sp."
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"cf. Lunatia halli" = Euspira halli, Gyrodes sp., Lunatia sp. "cf. Lunatia halli" = Euspira halli Gabb 1860 moon snail originally entered as "Lunatia cf. L. halli" Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860 moon snail Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus jacksoni Calyptraphorus jacksoni Clark 1895 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Rostellaria sp." = Tibia "Rostellaria sp." = Tibia Röding 1798 true conch
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	? Cythara sp. ? Cythara sp. Schumacher 1817 snail originally entered as "Cithara? sp."
Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae	Pyropsis sp. Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	cf. Odontofusus sp., Piestochilus kanei, Piestochilus sp. cf. Odontofusus sp. Whitfield 1892 snail originally entered as "cf. Odontofusus sp." Piestochilus kanei snail Piestochilus sp. Meek 1864 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Caricella plicata, Volutomorpha conradi, Volutoderma sp. Caricella plicata volute Volutomorpha conradi Gabb 1860 volute Volutoderma sp. Gabb 1876 volute
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Perissolax trivolva Perissolax trivolva fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea sp. Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 Chinese hat snail
Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae	Pleurotomaria crotaloides Pleurotomaria crotaloides snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Tornatellaea bella Tornatellaea bella Conrad 1860 snail
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin various undetermined spines and plates
Irregularia - Nucleolitidae	Plagiochasma crucifer, "Trematopygus cruciferus" = Plagiochasma cruciferum² Plagiochasma crucifer sea urchin "Trematopygus cruciferus" = Plagiochasma cruciferum² Morton 1830 sea urchin
Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae	"Catopygus oviformis" = Santeelampas oviformis "Catopygus oviformis" = Santeelampas oviformis Clark and Twitchell 1915 sea urchin
Cassiduloida -	"Cassidulus aequoreus" = Hardouinia aequorea "Cassidulus aequoreus" = Hardouinia aequorea Morton 1834 sea urchin
Holasteroida - Holasteridae	Holaster cinctus, "Ananchytes ovalis" = Echinocorys ovalis, "Echinocorys ovalis" = Echinocorys ovalis Holaster cinctus Morton 1830 sea urchin "Ananchytes ovalis" = Echinocorys ovalis Clark 1893 sea urchin "Echinocorys ovalis" = Echinocorys ovalis Clark 1893 sea urchin
Spatangoida - Schizasteridae	"Linthia tumidula" = Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus "Linthia tumidula" = Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus Clark 1891 heart urchin
Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae	Hemiaster parastatus, Hemiaster ungula, Hemiaster stella Hemiaster parastatus Morton 1833 heart urchin Hemiaster ungula Morton 1833 heart urchin Hemiaster stella Morton 1830 heart urchin
Calycina - Phymosomatidae	"Gauthieria speciosa" = Gauthieria speciosa, "Coptosoma speciosum" = Gauthieria speciosa² "Gauthieria speciosa" = Gauthieria speciosa Clark 1801 sea urchin originally entered as "Gautheria speciosa" "Coptosoma speciosum" = Gauthieria speciosa² Clark 1801 sea urchin
Salenioida - Saleniidae	Salenia sp., Salenia tumidula Salenia sp. Gray 1835 sea urchin Salenia tumidula Clark 1801 sea urchin
Euechinoidea - Orthopsidae	Echinopsis diatreta Echinopsis diatreta Morton 1833 sea urchin
Camarodonta - Echinidae	Psammechinus cingulatus Psammechinus cingulatus Clark 1891 sea urchin
Cidaroida - Cidaridae	Cidaris splendens Cidaris splendens Morton 1841 pencil urchin
Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae	Tylocidaris walcotti Tylocidaris walcotti Clark 1891 pencil urchin
Ophiuroidea
Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae	Ophiomusium stephensoni Ophiomusium stephensoni brittle star
Ophiurida - Ophiuridae	cf. Ophiura serrata cf. Ophiura serrata Roemer 1841 brittle star originally entered as "Ophiura? cf. O. serrata"
Asteroidea
Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae	"Pentaceros asperulus" = Hadranderaster asperulus "Pentaceros asperulus" = Hadranderaster asperulus Weller 1907 sea star
Valvatida - Goniasteridae	"Goniaster mammilata" = Recurvaster mammillatus "Goniaster mammilata" = Recurvaster mammillatus Gabb 1876 sea star
Crinoidea
Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae	Rhizocrinus cylindricus Rhizocrinus cylindricus Weller 1907 Feather star
Isocrinida - Pentacrinitidae	Pentacrinites bryani, Pentacrinites sp. Pentacrinites bryani Sea lily originally entered as "Pentacrinus bryani" Pentacrinites sp. Blumenbach 1804 Sea lily originally entered as "Pentacrinus sp."
Gnathostomata
-	Osteichthyes indet. Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 bony fish undetermined lepidost? scale in coprolite; various undetermined vertebrae
Osteichthyes
Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae	Enchodus sp., Enchodus ferox Enchodus sp. Agassiz 1835 ray-finned fish Enchodus ferox Leidy 1855 ray-finned fish
Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae	"Histiophorus homalorhamphus" = Istiophorus homalorhamphus "Histiophorus homalorhamphus" = Istiophorus homalorhamphus Cope 1855 ray-finned fish
Scombriformes -	Sphyraenodus speciosus Sphyraenodus speciosus Leidy 1856 ray-finned fish
Reptilia
-	Reptilia indet. Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile undetermined chelonid shell and bone fragmentss; undetermined serpent vertebrae; undetermined alligatorine plate fragement
Loricata -	Crocodylia indet.¹ Crocodylia indet.¹ crocodilian originally entered as "Crocodylus? sp."
Crocodylia - Gavialidae	Thoracosaurus neocesariensis Thoracosaurus neocesariensis De Kay 1842 crocodilian
Crocodylia -	"Thoracosaurus basifissus" = Crocodilus basifissus, "Thoracosaurus basitruncatus" = Crocodilus basitruncatus "Thoracosaurus basifissus" = Crocodilus basifissus Owen 1849 crocodilian "Thoracosaurus basitruncatus" = Crocodilus basitruncatus Owen 1849 crocodilian
Squamata - Palaeophiidae	Palaeophis littoralis Palaeophis littoralis Cope 1847 snake originally entered as "Paleoophis littoralis"
Squamata -	Cheilophis huerfanoensis Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore 1938 snake
Testudines - Pancheloniidae	Peritresius ornatus Peritresius ornatus Leidy 1856 turtle
Testudines - Euclastidae	"Rhetechelys platyops" = Euclastes platyops "Rhetechelys platyops" = Euclastes platyops Cope 1870 sea turtle
Gnathostomata
-	Chondrichthyes indet. Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish batoid crusher plates and spines, various undetermined teeth and vertebrae
Chondrichthyes
Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae	Edaphodon sp. Edaphodon sp. Buckland 1838 chimaera
Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae	Ischyrhiza mira Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856 elasmobranch
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	"Myliobatis magister" = Amtaaguar crassus, "Myliobatis jugosus" = Leidybatis jugosus, "Myliobatis obesus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni "Myliobatis magister" = Amtaaguar crassus Gervais 1852 eagle ray "Myliobatis jugosus" = Leidybatis jugosus Leidy 1876 eagle ray "Myliobatis obesus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae	Rhombodus sp. Rhombodus sp. Dames 1881 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae	? Rhinoptera sp. ? Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray originally entered as "Rhinoptera? sp."
Lamniformes - Odontaspididae	Odontaspis sp. Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Striatolamia sp. Striatolamia sp. Glikman 1964 goblin shark
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis, Isurus acuminatus, Isurus desorii, Lamna sp. "Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark Isurus acuminatus mackerel shark Isurus desorii Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark Lamna sp. Cuvier 1816 mackerel shark teeth and vertebrae
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Scyliorhinus sp. Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae	Acrodus humilus Acrodus humilus elasmobranch
Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae	Hexanchus ensis, "Hexanchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius Hexanchus ensis sixgill shark "Hexanchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark
Squatiniformes - Squatinidae	Squatina sp. Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark

¹Alroy 2006; ²Clark and Twitchell 1915