Where: Wilcox County, Alabama (32.0° N, 87.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.7° N, 69.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Matthews Landing Marl Member (Porters Creek Formation), Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

• Bulk 1 is 50m laterally from bulk 2, Bulk 4 is ~1.25m higher than Bulks 1&5 and ~7m laterally, Bulk 5 is 1m laterally from Bulk 1.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; unlithified, micaceous, gray, sandy, calcareous claystone

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• Gastropod shells were only counted if they contained the apex of the shell; bivalves shells were only counted if they contained the umbo.

Primary reference: J. A. Sessa, M. E. Patzkowsky, and T. J. Bralower. 2009. Impact of lithification on the diversity, size distribution, and recovery dynamics of marine invertebrate assemblages. Geology 37(2):115-118 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 86186: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 26.01.2009

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