UW 323 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Washington (46.4° N, 123.0° W: paleocoordinates 47.3° N, 109.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Cowlitz Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. E. Weaver and K. Palmer. 1922. Fauna from the Eocene of Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(3):1-56 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 201120: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.04.2019

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria clarki n. sp. Weaver and Palmer 1922 pearl oyster