TU 869 Brooks Swamp: Bartonian - Priabonian, North Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae - Cephaloraphiditidae
Ophiraphidites hadros n. sp. Rigby 1981
Ophiraphidites infundibuliformis Schrammen 1899
    = Cerberorhaphidites auriformis Finks et al. 2011
Finks et al. 2011
Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Achrochordiella vokesi n. gen., n. sp. Rigby 1981
Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae
Euplectellidae indet. Gray 1867
Regadrella trabecula n. sp. Rigby 1981
recombined as Sheldonia trabecula
Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa
Lychniscosa indet. Schrammen 1903
Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
Haynespongia vokesae n. gen., n. sp. Rigby 1981
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:North Carolina County:Wayne
Coordinates: 35.2° North, 78.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.1° North, 69.4° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Bartonian - Priabonian
Age range of interval:41.20000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Castle Hayne
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Jacksonian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: claystone
Lithology description: weathered red clay
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:110071
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-05-31 23:53:14 Last modified:2011-05-31 09:53:14
Access level:the public Released:2011-05-31 23:53:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
36292. J. K. Rigby. 1981. The sponge fauna of the Eocene Castle Hayne Limestone from east-central North Carolina. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(4):123-144 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

38295 R. M. Finks, K. Hollocher, and K. J. Thies. 2011. A major Eocene sponge fauna (Castle Hayne Formation, North Carolina). Journal of the Carolina Academy of Science 127(2):39-175 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]