Richardson Road Shell Mine (Pliocene of the United States)

Also known as ETE Locality 1587, Richardson Road Shell Mine,

Where: Sarasota County, Florida (27.3° N, 82.5° W: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 81.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Upper Pinecrest Beds Member (Tamiami Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: .

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• corals present, lagoonal
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

•mixed sandstones and limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 478, 483, 479, 480, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: S. D. Emslie and G. S. Morgan. 1994. A catastrophic death assemblage and paleoclimatic implications of Pliocene seabirds of Florida. Science 264:684-684 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 22712: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 29.05.2001, edited by Richard Hulbert

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 oak
Castanea sp.2 Miller 1754 chestnut
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp.2 Miller 1754 alder
Corylus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 hazel
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya sp.2 Kunth 1824 wingnut
Carya sp.2 Nuttall 1818 hickory
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 elm
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae indet.2 Jussieu 1789 heather
Angiospermae
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
 Asterales - Asteraceae
"Compositae indet." = Asteraceae2
"Compositae indet." = Asteraceae2 Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae2
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae2 Barnhart 1895 true grass
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.2 Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodium sp.2 Richard 1810 cypress
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 pine
 Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopitys sp.2 Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula cf. fornicata2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Rhinoptera bonasus2 cownose ray
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion brevirostris2 Poey 1868 lemon shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna2 requiem shark
Carcharhinus limbatus2 requiem shark
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Trichechodon huxleyi Lindsay et al. 2016 mouse
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
Physeterula sp. Van Beneden 1877 sperm whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
sp. 1, 2, 3; ETE occurrence; species: Delphinidae
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Megaptera sp. Gray 1846 humpback whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaenidae indet. Gray 1821 right whale
ETE occurrence; species: Balaenidae
 Cetacea -
"Balaenoptera floridana" = Balaena cortesii
"Balaenoptera floridana" = Balaena cortesii Fischer 1829 whale
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Podicipedidae
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Callophoca obscura Van Beneden 1876 seal
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Dugongidae indet. Gray 1821 dugong
ETE occurrence; species: Dugongidae
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae
Stercorarius sp. Brisson 1760 skua
 Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra sp. Linnaeus 1758 avocet
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus perpetuus n. sp.1 Emslie 1995 gull
Larus lacus n. sp.1 Emslie 1995 gull
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Calidris cf. canutus Linnaeus 1758 red knot
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps sp.1 Latham 1787 grebe
Podilymbus podiceps1 Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anabernicula sp., "Anabernicula cf. minuscula" = Branta minuscula1
Anabernicula sp. Ross 1935 dabbling duck
"Anabernicula cf. minuscula" = Branta minuscula1 Wetmore 1924 goose
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax filyawi n. sp.1 Emslie 1995 cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Egretta sp. Forster 1817 egret
Actinopteri
 Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Ophidion sp.2 Linnaeus 1758
 Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
Opsanus sp.2 Rafinesque 1818 toadfish
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Pogonias cromis2 Cope 1869 black drum
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Equetus sp.2 Rafinesque 1815
Micropogonias sp.2 Bonaparte 1831
Cynoscion sp.2 Gill 1861
 Labriformes - Labridae
 Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Lactophrys sp.2 Swainson 1839
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
 Perciformes -
Menticirrhus sp.2 Gill 1861 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Archosargus probatocephalus2 Walbaum 1792 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
 Perciformes -
Bairdiella chrysoura2 perch-like fish
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mugil sp.2 Linnaeus 1758
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Atherinidae indet.2 silverside
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Caranx sp.2 Lacépède 1802
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Bothidae indet.2 flatfish
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius felis2 Ariid catfish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupeidae indet.2 Cuvier 1817 herring
Alosa sp.2 Linck 1790 herring
Sardinella sp.2 Cuvier and Valenciennes 1847 herring
Harengula sp.2 Cuvier and Valenciennes herring
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Prionotus sp. Lacépède 1802 sea robin