Cvancara locality 27 (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as USGS 9143

Where: Morton County, North Dakota (46.8° N, 101.1° W: paleocoordinates 51.6° N, 78.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Cannonball Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified sandstone

• North (left) bank of Heart River, SEg sec. 10 (and SWS sec. ll), T. 138 N.,

•R. 83 W., about 12 miles west-southwest of Mandan, northeastern Morton Co.,

•N. Dak.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. M. Cvancara. 1966. Revision of the fauna of the Cannonball Formation (Paleocene) of North and South Dakota. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology The University of Michigan 20(10):1-97 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 121260: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.12.2011

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Bivalvia
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Nototeredo globosa
Nototeredo globosa Meek and Hayden 1858 clam