Where: Seymour Island, Antarctica (64.3° S, 56.8° W: paleocoordinates 63.4° S, 63.9° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Telm 4 Member (La Meseta Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• JA: Telm 4 is Ypresian according to Reguero et al. 2012
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; unlithified, lag, coarse-grained, phosphatic, shelly/skeletal, conglomeratic, calcareous sandstone
•abundant phosphatic shark, skate, and ray teeth and vertebrate bones
•shells in bioclastic gray-brown coarse-grained, conglomeratic sandstone
•basal contact is erosive and scoured, with cobbles and phosphate
•crudely cross-bedded
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite
Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 63550: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 16.08.2006, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Angiospermae | |
Ficus australis n. sp.
Ficus australis n. sp. fig | |
Aves | |
Anthropornis grandis Wiman 1905 penguin | |
Gastropoda | |
Sigapatella disapicula n. sp.
Sigapatella disapicula n. sp. slipper shell | |
Colposigma euthenia n. sp.
Colposigma euthenia n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 turret shell | |
Epitonium (Epitonium) charitopolos n. sp. wentletrap
Amaea (Discoscala) suroclathrata n. sp. wentletrap | |
Eoscaphella ellioti n. gen. n. sp.
Eoscaphella ellioti n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 volute | |
"Mitra" cramei n. sp., "Mitra" thomsoni n. sp., Mitra (Eumitra) monoplicata n. sp., Mitra (Eumitra) sadleri n. sp.
"Mitra" cramei n. sp. mitre shell
"Mitra" thomsoni n. sp. mitre shell
Mitra (Eumitra) monoplicata n. sp. mitre shell
Mitra (Eumitra) sadleri n. sp. mitre shell | |
Penion australocapax n. sp. true whelk
Austrobuccinum tuberosum n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 true whelk
Zelandiella verrucosa n. sp. true whelk | |
Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen. n. sp.
Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 snail | |
Streptochetus (Streptolathyrus) polaris n. sp., Taioma bicarinata n. sp.
Streptochetus (Streptolathyrus) polaris n. sp. snail
Taioma bicarinata n. sp. snail | |
Conomitra cernohorskyi n. sp., Conomitra iredalei n. sp., Conomitra antarctolirata n. sp., Austrosullivania striata n. gen. n. sp., Austrosullivania lata n. gen. n. sp.
Conomitra cernohorskyi n. sp. ribbed mitre
Conomitra iredalei n. sp. ribbed mitre
Conomitra antarctolirata n. sp. ribbed mitre
Austrosullivania striata n. gen. n. sp. ribbed mitre
Austrosullivania lata n. gen. n. sp. ribbed mitre | |
Pristimerica australis n. sp.
Pristimerica australis n. sp. snail | |
Austrotoma oliveroi n. sp.
Austrotoma oliveroi n. sp. snail | |
Austroficopsis wimani n. gen. n. sp.
Austroficopsis wimani n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 fig shell | |
Polinices (Polinices) cf. subtenius moon snail
Globisinum powelli n. sp. moon snail | |
Tudicla doylei n. sp.
Tudicla doylei n. sp. snail | |
Wangaloa disca n. sp.
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Orinella (Orinella) poliosura n. sp., "Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) cooki n. sp." = Ptycheulimella
Orinella (Orinella) poliosura n. sp. snail
"Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) cooki n. sp." = Ptycheulimella snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Solemya peteri Awning Clam | |
Australoneilo rossi Zinsmeister 1984 clam | |
Eucrassatella wilckensi Median and Rinaldi 1978 clam | |
Saxolucina sharmani Wilckens 1911 clam | |
Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911 venus clam | |
Mactra irizari Wilckens 1912 clam | |
Cucullaea raea clam |