Dry Creek (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Navosota River

Where: Bastrop County, Texas (30.2° N, 97.5° W: paleocoordinates 34.4° N, 80.8° W)

When: Seguin Member (Weches Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Christopher Garvie

Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 205455: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Crassauris seguinensis
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium cf. mediaviense, Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Fustiariidae
Fustiaria spp.
Fustiaria spp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda sp.
Mathilda sp. Semper 1865 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia (Doliella) deprimere, Odostomia sp., "Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) obliqueatum" = Chemnitzia, Pyramidella sp.
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
"Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) obliqueatum" = Chemnitzia snail
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Dinaxis) cf. planiformis
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
cf. Acteon sp.
cf. Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula alabamensis
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Solariorbis sp., Solariorbis velarum
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) bastropensis
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Mnestia ovata
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna (Cylichnopsis) bicarinata
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni, Turritella polysticha, ? Turritella sp.
"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni Conrad 1830 turret shell
crassa
Turritella polysticha turret shell
? Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices (Polinices) onustus, Polinices eminulus, Natica (Carinacca) seguinensis
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) palaeocenica
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Palaeorhaphis palaeocenica, Lirofusus sp., ? Fasciolaria sp., Pleuroploca plummeri, ? Latirus aff. stephensoni, Latirus (Levalatirus) textilis
Lirofusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail
? Fasciolaria sp. Lamarck 1799 tulip snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Colwellia humerosa, Colwellia nodulina, "? Tritiaria sequinensis" = Nassarius (Tritiaria)
"? Tritiaria sequinensis" = Nassarius (Tritiaria) snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva ostrarupis, Pseudoliva sp., Terebrifusus aff. amoenus, Cantharus sequinensis, Metula reticulata
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Terebrifusus aff. amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Metula reticulata true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
"Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis
"Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis Heilprin 1881 snail
sequinensis
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
? Bonellitia sp., Caveola ostium, cf. Cancellaria sp.
? Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail
cf. Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Apiotoma (Lavarotoma) alva, Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) cingula
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia vallare" = Gemmula (Coronia), Eopleurotoma aff. molineuxae, Eopleurotoma molineuxae, Eopleurotoma sp., aff. Protosurcula sp.
"Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia vallare" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
aff. Protosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Eoancilla hordea
Eoancilla hordea olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Orthosurcula cf. adeona, Orthosurcula anacona, Orthosurcula cf. longipersa, aff. Orthosurcula phoenicea
Orthosurcula anacona ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutocorbis olssoni" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
"Volutocorbis olssoni" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
"Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall 1890 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
Ranella sp.
Ranella sp. Lamarck 1816 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
cf. Nuculana corpulentoides, Nuculana milamensis, Calorhadia diminutia, ? Calorhadia sp.
Nuculana milamensis pointed nut clam
Calorhadia diminutia pointed nut clam
? Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia kindlei
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
aff. Nucula sp.
aff. Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Arcopagia (Arcopagia) solomonis, Arcopagia (Johnsonella) seguinensis
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis, Katherinella sp.
Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis venus clam
heilprini
Katherinella sp. Tegland 1929 venus clam
 Cardiida - Kelliidae
? Bornia sp.
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
cf. Caryocorbula coloradoensis, "Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula)
"Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula) Iredale 1930 clam
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
aff. Poromya sp.
aff. Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Cochlodesma cf. howei
 Carditida - Carditidae
cf. Venericardia sp.
cf. Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam