Gulf Hammock Quarry (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Levy County, Florida (29.0° N, 82.7° W: paleocoordinates 29.5° N, 72.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Avon Park Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; dolomite

• dolomitized biomicrite

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Primary reference: S. H. Lumbert, C. den Hartog, R. C. Phillips and F. S. Olsen. 1984. The occurrence of fossil seagrasses in the Avon Park Formation (Late middle Eocene), Levy County, Florida (U.S.A.). Aquatic Biology 20:121-129 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 120294: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.11.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Ophiuroidea indet.2, Asteroidea indet.2
Pteridopsida
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Deltoidospora sp.3
Deltoidospora sp.3 Miner 1935
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Momipites coryloides3
Momipites coryloides3 Wodehouse 1933
 Malvales -
"Malvacipollis tschudyi" = Echiperiporites tschudyi3
"Malvacipollis tschudyi" = Echiperiporites tschudyi3 Frederiksen 1973
 Alismatales - Ruppiaceae
aff. Ruppia sp.2
aff. Ruppia sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 widgeonweed
 Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
Thalassites parkavonensis n. gen. n. sp.1, Thalassia testudinum
Thalassites parkavonensis n. gen. n. sp.1
 Alismatales - Zosteraceae
Zosteraceae indet.
Zosteraceae indet. Dumortier 1829
unknown "Zosteroid"
 Alismatales - Cymodoceaceae
Thalassodendron auriculaleporis n. sp., "Cymodocea" sp., Cymodocea floridana n. sp., Halodule sp.2, "Halodule" sp.
Thalassodendron auriculaleporis n. sp. Lumbert et al. 1984
auricula-leporis
Cymodocea floridana n. sp. Lumbert et al. 1984
Halodule sp.2 Endlicher 1841
"Halodule" sp. Endlicher 1841
Magnoliopsida
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Retitricolporites sp.3
Retitricolporites sp.3 Van der Hammen and Wymstra 1964
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinuspollenites sp.3
Pinuspollenites sp.3 Raatz 1938
Retitricolporoidites
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Retitricolporoidites sp.3
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.2
Echinoidea indet.2 Leske 1778 sea urchin
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp.2
Spirorbis sp.2 Daudin 1800
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda sp.2
Gastropoda sp.2 Cuvier 1795 snail
Bryozoa
 Bryozoa -
Bryozoa indet.2
Bryozoa indet.2 bryozoan
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
Lichenopora sp.2
Lichenopora sp.2 Defrance 1823
or Disporella sp.
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Thalamoporellidae
Thalamoporella sp.2
Thalamoporella sp.2 Hincks 1887
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
cf. Membranipora sp.2
cf. Membranipora sp.2 Blainville 1834
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Portunidae
Portunus sp.2
Portunus sp.2 Weber 1795 swimming crab
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Kathpalmeria cf. georgiana2
Kathpalmeria cf. georgiana2 Ross 1965 barnacle
Quercoidites microhenricii
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Quercoidites microhenricii3
1Benzecry and Brack-Hanes 2008; 2Ivany et al. 1990; 3Jarzen and Dilcher 2006