Cape Fear River Mileboard 56: Early/Lower Campanian, North Carolina
collected by W. H. Wheeler, S. D. Heron 1964
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Hadrosauridae
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? Hadrosaurus sp.
Leidy 1858
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Coelurosauria indet.
(Huene 1914)
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Ornithomimidae
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? Ornithomimus sp.
Marsh 1890
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Tyrannosauridae
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Aublysodon sp.
Leidy 1868
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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= Gorgosaurus sp.
Lambe 1914
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Miller 1967 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Crocodylus rugosus
(Emmons 1858)
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Polyptchodon rugosus | ||||||||||
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? Leidyosuchus sp.
Lambe 1907
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Tylosaurus sp.
Marsh 1872
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina Paleontnological Collections No. 3889 | ||||||||||
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Macrosaurus impar
(Leidy 1856)
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Mosasaurus | ||||||||||
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cf. Platecarpus sp.
Cope 1869
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
| "an unidentified Platycarpus-like form" | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Taphrosphys dares
Hay 1908
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Pelomedusoides | ||||||||||
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Trionyx halophilus
Cope 1869
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Pantrionychidae | ||||||||||
| "Trionyx halophila" | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionyx sp.
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Baenidae
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? Baena sp.
Leidy 1870
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Elopiformes
- Phyllodontidae
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Egertonia sp.
Cocchi 1866
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Miller 1967 | |||||||||
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Phyllodus sp.
Agassiz 1839
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Ichthyodectiformes
- Ichthyodectidae
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Polygonodon rectus
Leidy 1858
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
| synonym of Xiphactinus vetus | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Sclerorhynchidae
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Ischyrhiza mira
Leidy 1856
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Anacoracidae
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Squalicorax cf. pristodontus
(Agassiz 1835)
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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? Carcharias sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Miller 1966 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | North Carolina | County: | Bladen |
| Coordinates: | 34.6° North, 78.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.9° North, 50.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | hand sample |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Black Creek |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Abundance in sediment: | rare |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | W. H. Wheeler, S. D. Heron | Collection dates: | May 1964 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Phoebus Landing | ||
| Database number: | 106277 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, M. Uhen | Enterer: | H. Street, J. David, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-03-05 08:11:29 | Last modified: | 2021-02-19 04:48:28 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-03-05 08:11:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35424. | W. H. Wheeler. 1966. A mosasaur mandible from the Black Creek Formation, Cretaceous, of North Carolina. The Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 82(2):92-93 [M. Carrano/H. Street] |
Secondary references:
| 35425 | H. W. Miller. 1966. Cretaceous vertebrate fauna from Phoebus Landing, North Carolina. The Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 82(2):93 [M. Carrano/H. Street] | |
| 48791 | H. W. Miller. 1967. Cretaceous Vertebrates from Phoebus Landing, North Carolina. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 119:219-239 [M. Uhen/J. David] |