Where: Hanover County, Virginia (37.8° N, 77.5° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 73.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Calvert Formation (Chesapeake Group), Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• Kellogg (1968) states that this is likely from the base of the Calvert Formation.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; marl
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: E. D. Cope. 1895. Fourth contribution to the marine fauna of the Miocene Period of the United States. Proceedings of the American Philosphical Society 34:135-155 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 85360: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.12.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Syllomus crispatus Cope 1896 sea turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Odontoceti indet. Flower 1867 toothed whale | |
Mesocetus siphunculus n. sp.
Mesocetus siphunculus n. sp. Cope 1895 whale | |
Cetotheriidae indet. Brandt 1872 whale |