Stratford Hall, Messinian (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Westmoreland County, Virginia (38.2° N, 76.8° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 75.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Claremont Manor Member (Eastover Formation), Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• member-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 179732: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.06.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Trachysaspis lardyi, Astralca sp., aff. Ambrosia sp.
aff. Ambrosia sp.
Ambrosia-like
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae indet.
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet.
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Carya sp.
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp., Betula sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp.
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp.
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp.
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Pteromylaeus sp., Rhinoptera sp.
Pteromylaeus sp. Garman 1913 bull ray
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp.
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus sp.
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus sp.
Mustelus sp. hound shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus contortus, Carcharhinus sp., Negaprion eurybathrodon
Physogaleus contortus Gibbes 1847 requiem shark
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 lemon shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Isurus oxyrhinchus" = Isurus oxyrinchus
"Isurus oxyrhinchus" = Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
Actinopteri
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia sp.
Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766 bowfin
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Lagodon cf. rhomboides
Lagodon cf. rhomboides Linnaeus 1766 perch-like fish
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Sphoeroides sp.
Sphoeroides sp. Lacépède 1798
 Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Diodon sp.
Diodon sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Labriformes - Labridae
Protautoga conidens
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Pogonias multidentatus
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomberomorus sp., Acanthocybium sp.
Scomberomorus sp. Lacépède 1802
Acanthocybium sp. Gill 1862
 Aulopiformes - Alepisauridae
Alepisaurus sp.
Alepisaurus sp. lancetfish
 Elopiformes - Megalopidae
Megalops cf. atlanticus
Megalops cf. atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Miocepphus mcclungi, Alca sp.
Miocepphus mcclungi Wetmore 1940 auk
Alca sp. Linnaeus 1758 auk
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Meleagris sp.
Meleagris sp. Linnaeus 1758 turkey
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alligator cf. mississipiensis
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Homiphoca capensis, Callophoca obscura
Homiphoca capensis Hendey and Repenning 1972 seal
Callophoca obscura Van Beneden 1876 seal
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Cynorca sp., Desmathyus sp.
Cynorca sp. Cope 1867 peccary
Desmathyus sp. Matthew 1907 peccary
 Cetacea -
Plesiocetus sp., Burtinopsis sp.
Plesiocetus sp. Van Beneden 1859 whale
Burtinopsis sp. Van Beneden 1872 whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena sp.
Balaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera sp.
Balaenoptera sp. Lacépède 1804 rorqual
 Cetacea -
Hadrodelphis sp.
Hadrodelphis sp. Kellogg 1966 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Kentriodontidae
Kentriodon sp.
Kentriodon sp. Kellogg 1927 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Scaldicetus sp.
Scaldicetus sp. Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Merychippus sp.
Merychippus sp. Leidy 1856 horse