UW 324 (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 201121: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.04.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis n. sp.
Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis n. sp. Weaver and Palmer 1922 mussel
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima packardi n. sp.
Lima packardi n. sp. Weaver and Palmer 1922 file clam
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria clarki
Pteria clarki Weaver and Palmer 1922 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea columbiana" = Acutostrea idriaensis
"Ostrea columbiana" = Acutostrea idriaensis Gabb 1869 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Barbatia) suzzalloi n. sp." = Barbatia suzzalloi
"Arca (Barbatia) suzzalloi n. sp." = Barbatia suzzalloi Weaver and Palmer 1922 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
"Psammobia olequahensis n. sp." = Gari olequahensis
"Psammobia olequahensis n. sp." = Gari olequahensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 clam