Where: Haiti (19.0° N, 71.9° W: paleocoordinates 17.7° N, 71.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Eocene to Middle Eocene (48.6 - 28.4 Ma)
• Overlying the Eocene-Early Oligocene limestones, the material is derived almost entirely from the old Paleozoic series and the igneous rocks associated with it
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified conglomerate and poorly lithified, graded, coarse-grained, nodular, pebbly sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: W. Jones. 1918. A Geological Reconnaissance in Haiti a Contribution to Antillean Geology. Journal of Geology 26(8):728-752 [M. Uhen/M. Bean]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 173456: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Meredith Bean on 25.09.2015
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Angiospermae | |
Cornus stenostomus dogwood | |
Gastropoda | |
"Turritella planigyrata" = Turritella (Broderiptella) planigyrata, "Turritella tornata" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira tornata
"Turritella planigyrata" = Turritella (Broderiptella) planigyrata Guppy 1867 turret shell
"Turritella tornata" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira tornata Guppy 1917 turret shell | |
"Strombus maoensis" = Lobatus dominator
"Strombus maoensis" = Lobatus dominator Pilsbry 1917 true conch | |
Phos gabbi true whelk | |
"Fasciolaria kempi" = Fasciolaria ramondi
"Fasciolaria kempi" = Fasciolaria ramondi Maury 1902 tulip snail | |
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Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Aspella scateroides, "Murex domingensis" = Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis
Aspella scateroides murex snail
"Murex domingensis" = Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis Sowerby 1850 murex snail | |
Sinum nolani Maury 1917 moon snail | |
"Solarium quadriseriatum" = Architectonica nobilis
"Solarium quadriseriatum" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
Bivalvia | |
"Scapharca cercadica" = Anadara (Rasia) cercadica Maury 1917 ark | |
"Pecten hatoviejonis" = Argopecten thetidis Sowerby 1850 calico scallop
"Pecten soror" = Euvola soror Gabb 1873 scallop | |
"Ostrea megodon" = Undulostrea megodon, Ostrea gilbertharrisi
"Ostrea megodon" = Undulostrea megodon Hanley 1846 oyster
Ostrea gilbertharrisi oyster | |
"Phacoides smithwoodwardi" = Miltha chipolana
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"Echinochama antiquata" = Arcinella antiquata
"Echinochama antiquata" = Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box | |
"Cardium dominicanum" = Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum
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"Tellina cercadica" = Temnoconcha cercadica, "Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica
"Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica Maury 1917 tellin clam | |
Siliqua subaequalis clam | |