USGS 21849 Dudley (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Wayne County, North Carolina (35.2° N, 78.1° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 68.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Castle Hayne Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; marl

• near-shore

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. M. Finks, K. Hollocher, and K. J. Thies. 2011. A major Eocene sponge fauna (Castle Hayne Formation, North Carolina). Journal of the Carolina Academy of Science 127(2):39-175 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 119416: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 24.10.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Hexactinellida
 Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae
Sheldonia trabecula n. gen.
Sheldonia trabecula n. gen. Rigby 1981 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
Haynespongia vokesae
Haynespongia vokesae Rigby 1981 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Ancorinida - Geodiidae
Geodia harmatuki n. sp.
Geodia harmatuki n. sp. Finks et al. 2011 demosponge
 Ancorinida - Ancorinidae
Stelletta (Stolleya) silvigera n. sp.
Stelletta (Stolleya) silvigera n. sp. Finks et al. 2011 demosponge
 Choristida - Cephaloraphiditidae
Cerberorhaphidites auriformis n. gen. n. sp.
Cerberorhaphidites auriformis n. gen. n. sp. Finks et al. 2011 demosponge
 Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae
Claytonia rayi n. gen. n. sp.
Claytonia rayi n. gen. n. sp. Finks et al. 2011 demosponge
 Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Achrochordiella vokesi
Achrochordiella vokesi Rigby 1981 demosponge