Also known as PU 1071, PU 1072, PU 630, PU 2, PU 1063
Where: Antarctica (64.3° S, 56.8° W: paleocoordinates 64.3° S, 58.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Telm 6 Member (La Meseta Formation), Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Telm 6 of the La Meseta Fm, which overlies the Cross Valley Fm and is unconformably overlain by Quaternary deposits. THICKNESS: Unknown, within 294 m thick section. AGE: Late Eocene. Within the Perissodonta laevis. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: In upper part of section; equivalent to PU 1071, 1072, 630, 2, and 1063.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the USNM
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: J. D. Stilwell and M. O. Woodburne, December, 1986. REPOSITORY: USNM.
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: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 72397: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 02.06.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Colposigma euthenia n. sp., Colposigma capitanea n. sp.
Colposigma euthenia n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 turret shell
Colposigma capitanea n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 turret shell | |
Zegalerus coniculus n. sp.
Zegalerus coniculus n. sp. slipper shell | |
"Ficus (Diconoficus) meridonalis n. sp." = Ficus
"Ficus (Diconoficus) meridonalis n. sp." = Ficus fig shell | |
Argobuccinum wimani n. gen. n. sp., "Turritriton" suroabditus
Argobuccinum wimani n. gen. n. sp. triton shell
"Turritriton" suroabditus triton shell | |
"Arrhoges (Antarctohoges) diversicostata" = Antarctohoges
"Arrhoges (Antarctohoges) diversicostata" = Antarctohoges snail | |
Perissodonta laevis Wilckens 1911 snail
Struthiolarella variabilis Wilckens 1911 snail | |
Pachymelon (Palomelon) suropsilos Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 volute | |
Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen. n. sp., Bullia (Buccinanops) antarctica
Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 snail | |
Cyrtochetus (Cyrtochetus) bucciniformis, Austrobuccinum tuberosum n. gen. n. sp., "Cominella" crozieri n. sp.
Cyrtochetus (Cyrtochetus) bucciniformis Wilckens 1911 true whelk
Austrobuccinum tuberosum n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 true whelk
"Cominella" crozieri n. sp. true whelk | |
Streptochetus (Streptochetus) polaris n. sp. snail | |
Zemacies finlayi n. sp.
Zemacies finlayi n. sp. snail | |
Polinices (Polinices) cf. subtenuis Ihering 1907 moon snail | |
"Antisolarium" abstrusum n. sp.
"Antisolarium" abstrusum n. sp. top snail | |
Bulla glacialis snail | |
Scaphander (Kaitoa) schmitti n. sp.
Scaphander (Kaitoa) schmitti n. sp. snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Yoldiella leurovata n. sp.
Yoldiella leurovata n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 clam | |
Modiolus thomsoni, Arcuatula sootryeni n. sp.
Modiolus thomsoni mussel
Arcuatula sootryeni n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 mussel | |
Ostrea seymourensis Zinsmeister 1984 oyster | |
"Chlamys" "sp. B" Röding 1798 scallop | |
Cucullaea raea clam
Cucullaea donaldi clam | |
Saxolucina sharmani Wilckens 1911 clam | |
Periploma topei clam | |
Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides, Mya (Geramya) ekelofi n. subgen. n. sp.
Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides Wilckens 1911 softshell clam
Mya (Geramya) ekelofi n. subgen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 softshell clam | |
Mactra irizari Wilckens 1912 clam | |
Eurhomalea florentinoi Zinsmeister 1984 venus clam
Eurhomalea antarctica Sharman and Newton 1897 venus clam
Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911 venus clam
"Cyclorismina" marwicki Zinsmeister 1984 venus clam | |
Panopea philippi clam
Hiatella tenuis Wilckens 1911 clam | |
Cyclocardia mesembria n. sp.
Cyclocardia mesembria n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 clam |