UW 343 (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Washington (46.2° N, 123.0° W: paleocoordinates 47.1° 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 201131: 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 | |
"Glycymeris kelsoensis n. sp." = Glycymeris sagittata kelsoensis
"Glycymeris kelsoensis n. sp." = Glycymeris sagittata kelsoensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 clam | |
"Ostrea columbiana" = Acutostrea idriaensis
"Ostrea columbiana" = Acutostrea idriaensis Gabb 1869 oyster | |
"Leda cowlitzensis" = Nuculana cowlitzensis
"Leda cowlitzensis" = Nuculana cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 pointed nut clam |