Where: Westmoreland County, Virginia (38.2° N, 76.8° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 74.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: St. Marys Formation (Chesapeake Group), Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. E. Weems, L. E. Edwards, and B. Landacre. 2017. Geology and biostratigraphy of the Potomac River Cliffs at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The Geological Society of America Field Guide 47:125-152 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 152251: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Shahed Alam on 12.11.2013, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Angiospermae | |
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow | |
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak | |
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory | |
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm | |
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 | |
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy | |
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836 | |
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum | |
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass | |
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge | |
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Pinopsida | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray | |
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 stingray | |
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray | |
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark | |
Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark | |
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate | |
Rhinobatos sp. Link 1790 guitarfish | |
Mustelus sp. hound shark | |
Scyliorhinus distans Probst 1879 cat shark | |
Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 lemon shark
Physogaleus contortus Gibbes 1847 requiem shark
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Rhizoprionodon fischeuri sharpnose shark | |
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark | |
Alopias latidents thresher shark | |
Mammalia | |
Balaenoptera sp. Lacépède 1804 rorqual | |
Reptilia | |
Apalone sp. Rafinesque 1832 softshell turtle | |
"Psephophorus calvertensis" = Psephophorus polygonus
"Psephophorus calvertensis" = Psephophorus polygonus von Meyer 1847 leatherback | |
Actinopteri | |
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar | |
Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766 bowfin | |
Alepisaurus sp. lancetfish | |
Protautoga conidens Leidy 1873 | |
Chilomycterus sp. Brisout de Barneville 1846 | |
Lagodon cf. rhomboides Linnaeus 1766 perch-like fish
Archosargus sp. Gill 1865 perch-like fish | |
Scomberomorus sp. Lacépède 1802 | |
Albula sp. Gronow 1763 bonefish | |
Sphyraena cf. barracuda Edwards 1771 barracuda |