Middle Fork Satsop River (Oligocene of the United States)

Also known as UWBM B6781, LACMIP 17426, SR4

Where: Mason County, Washington (47.3° N, 123.5° W: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 114.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lincoln Creek Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; carbonate

• methane-seep carbonate deposit

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. L. Goedert and J. Peckmann. 2005. Corals from deep-water methane-seep deposits in Paleogene strata of western Oregon and Washington, USA. In A. Freiwald, J. M. Roberts (eds.), Cold-water corals and ecosystems 27-40 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 91619: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 07.10.2009, edited by Mihaela Krause and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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? Pleurotemella sp.3
Echinoidea
 Irregularia -
"Spatangoidea indet." = Spatangoida3
"Spatangoidea indet." = Spatangoida3 Agassiz 1840 heart urchin
Asteroidea
  -
Asteroidea indet.3
Asteroidea indet.3 de Blainville 1830 sea star
Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
? Diaphus sp.3
? Diaphus sp.3 Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana aff. grasslei3
Nuculana aff. grasslei3 Allen 1993 pointed nut clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Acharax sp.3
Acharax sp.3 Dall 1908 Awning Clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Ennucula sp.3
Ennucula sp.3 Iredale 1931 nut clam
 Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Squiresica plana2, ? Vesicomya sp.2, Vesicomya (Calyptogena) sp.3
Squiresica plana2 Kiel et al. 2023 clam
? Vesicomya sp.2 Dall 1886 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinoma sp.3
Lucinoma sp.3 Dall 1901 clam
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Thyasiridae indet.1, Conchocele bisecta3
Thyasiridae indet.1 Dall 1901 clam
Conchocele bisecta3 Conrad 1849 clam
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia angustata3
Aturia angustata3 Conrad 1849
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp.3, Scaphander sp.3
Cylichna sp.3 Lovén 1846 snail
Scaphander sp.3 Monfort 1810 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon sp.3
Acteon sp.3 Montfort 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Provannidae
Provanna antiqua3
Provanna antiqua3 Squires 1995 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Liracassis sp.3
Liracassis sp.3 Moore 1963 snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
? Granula sp.3
? Granula sp.3 Jousseaume 1875 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Fulgoraria (Musashia) ellenmoreae3
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
? Cancellaria sp.3
? Cancellaria sp.3 Lamarck 1799 snail
n. sp.
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"? Trophonopsis sp." = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)3
"? Trophonopsis sp." = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)3 true whelk
n. sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp.3
Natica sp.3 Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Callianassidae
Callianassa knapptonensis3, Callianassa porterensis3
Callianassa knapptonensis3 Rathbun 1926 decapod
Callianassa porterensis3 Rathbun 1926 decapod
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Deltocyathus insperatus n. sp.
Deltocyathus insperatus n. sp. Goedert and Peckmann 2005 stony coral
1Hryniewicz et al. 2017; 2Kiel et al. 2023; 3Peckmann et al. 2002