Tullos (Eocene of the United States)

Where: La Salle County, Louisiana (31.8° N, 92.3° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 84.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Tullos Member (Yazoo Formation), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: A. B. McPherson and E. M. Manning. 1986. New records of Eocene sea snakes (Pterosphenus) from Louisiana. Montgomery Landing Site, marine Eocene (Jackson) of central Louisiana. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Symposium Proceedings. 197-207 [J. Head/J. Head]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 55251: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 03.10.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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"C" assidulinoides, Neoepenoides antillarum, Bregmoceras sp.
"C" assidulinoides
"C assidulinoides howei"
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Basilosauridae
Zygorhiza kochii
Zygorhiza kochii Carus 1847 whale
Reptilia
 Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Pterosphenus schucherti
Pterosphenus schucherti Lucas 1898 snake
Aves
 Neornithes -
Procellariiformes indet.
Actinopteri
 Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena major
Sphyraena major Leidy 1855 barracuda
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus sagittidens
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus rectus
Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843 ray-finned fish
Chondrichthyes
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lathami
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 sawfish
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus huberensis
Galeorhinus huberensis Case 1981 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo alabamensis
Galeocerdo alabamensis Leriche 1942 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis wyattdurhami
Hemipristis wyattdurhami White 1956 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
"Negaprion gibbesi" = Carcharhinus gibbesii
"Negaprion gibbesi" = Carcharhinus gibbesii Woodward 1889 requiem shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra Leidy 1877 nurse shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus praecursor, Lamna lerichi
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mackerel shark
Lamna lerichi mackerel shark
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus Blainville 1816 stingray
Holothuroidea
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Holothuroidea indet.
Holothuroidea indet. de Blainville 1834 sea cucumber
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Asterozoa
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"Stelleroidea indet." = Asterozoa
"Stelleroidea indet." = Asterozoa von Zittel 1895
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus margarita
Cadulus margarita Harris and Palmer 1947 tusk shell
Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerina ouachitaensis
Globigerina ouachitaensis Howe and Wallace 1932
Nodosariata
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Sigmomorphina jacksonensis, Sigmomorphina semitecta, Guttulina austriaca, Globulina sp.
Globulina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina catahoulaensis, Lenticulina danvillensis
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Dentalina filiformis, Dentalina "sp. A", Dentalina "sp. B", Dentalina sp., Nodosaria pyrula, Marginulinopsis fragaria
Dentalina "sp. A" d'Orbigny 1826
Dentalina "sp. B" d'Orbigny 1826
Dentalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosaria pyrula d'Orbigny 1826
Marginulinopsis fragaria
M. f. texasensis
Foraminifera
  - Spiroplectamminidae
Spirotextularia mississippiensis
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Globobulimina pyrula, Buliminella nuda
 Globigerinina - Hedbergellidae
"Globorotalia cerroazulensis" = Turborotalia cerroazulensis, "Globorotalia centralis" = Turborotalia cerroazulensis
"Globorotalia cerroazulensis" = Turborotalia cerroazulensis Cole 1928
G. c. cocoaensis
"Globorotalia centralis" = Turborotalia cerroazulensis Cole 1928
 Globigerinina - Chiloguembelinidae
Chiloguembelina cubensis
 Globigerinina - Truncorotaloididae
Truncorotaloides danvillensis
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia dibollensis
 Rotaliina - Siphoninidae
Siphonina jacksonensis
 Rotaliina - Fursenkoinidae
Fursenkoina punctata
Fursenkoina punctata d'Orbigny 1839
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina gardnerae, Uvigerina jacksonensis
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Bolivina beyrichi, Bolivina jacksonensis, Bolivina gracilis
Bolivina gracilis Cushman and Applin 1926
 Rotaliina - Turrilinidae
Turrilina robertsi
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Massilina pratti
Foraminifera
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"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina) d'Orbigny 1826
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cancrisidae
Gyroidinoides danvillensis
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Hanzawaia mauricensis, Epistominella danvillensis
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Pseudononion spissus, Pseudononion sp., Melonis planatum, Nonionella jacksonensis
Pseudononion sp. Asano 1936
 Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalinoides danvillensis
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Planulina ouachitaensis
Foraminifera
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Pseudohastigerina micra, Eoeponidella meyerhoffi, Porticulasphaera index