Stratford Hall, Serravallian: Serravallian, Virginia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
"Prosthenops" xiphiodonticus
Sarcobatus sp.
Cicuta sp.
Asteracea indet.
aff. Ambrosia sp.
Ambrosia-like
Faxinus sp.
Onagracea indet.
Pontoperculate indet.
Manikara sp.
Angiospermae - Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Planera sp. Gmelin 1791
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
aff. Castanea sp. Miller 1754
Castanea-like
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Ostrya sp. Scopoli 1760
/Carpinus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Pinopsida - Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopitys sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
aff. Taxodium sp. Richard 1810
Taxodium-type
Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Ephedra sp. Linnaeus 1753
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
Pteromylaeus sp. Garman 1913
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
Paramobula fragilis (Cappetta 1970)
original and current combination Manta fragilis
Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus sp.
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus (Agassiz 1835)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816
Carcharhinus macloti (Muller and Henle 1839)
Negaprion eurybathrodon (Blake 1862)
Rhizoprionodon fischeuri
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis ferox Risso 1826
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus escheri Agassiz 1843
Isurus oxyrhinchus (Rafinesque 1810)
original and current combination Isurus oxyrinchus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Otodus megalodon
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus primigenius (Agassiz 1835)
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius billnearis
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Lagodon cf. rhomboides (Linnaeus 1766)
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Chilomycterus sp. Brisout de Barneville 1846
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Molidae
Ranzania grahami Weems 1985
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Protautoga conidens (Leidy 1873)
original and current combination Tautoga (Protautoga) conidens
Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Pogonias multidentatus Cope 1869
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomberomorus sp. Lacépède 1802
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Megalopidae
Megalops cf. atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula sp. Gronow 1763
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena cf. barracuda (Edwards 1771)
Reptilia
Thecachampsa antiquus (Leidy 1852)
original and current combination Crocodilus antiquus
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Trachyaspis lardyi Meyer 1873
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Gomphotherium calvertensis Gazin and Collins 1950
synonym of Gomphotherium obscurum
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium cf. floridanum Hay 1922
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Callophoca obscura Van Beneden 1876
nomen dubium belonging to Callophoca
Monotherium wymani (Leidy 1854)
invalid subgroup of Monachinae
Leptophoca lenis True 1906
synonym of Leptophoca proxima
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Cynarctus crucidens Barbour and Cook 1914
Mammalia - Tayassuidae
Cynorca proterva Cope 1867
nomen dubium belonging to Cynorca
Mammalia - Cetacea
Thinocetus arthritis
Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
? Metopocetus durinasus Cope 1896
Mammalia - Cetacea - Tranatocetidae
Mesocetus siphunculus Cope 1895
Mammalia - Cetacea - Platanistidae
Schizodelphis crassangulum (Case 1904)
recombined as Zarhachis crassangulum
Mammalia - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae
Delphinodon sp. Leidy 1869
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Virginia County:Westmoreland
Coordinates: 38.2° North, 76.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.4° North, 74.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Serravallian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Serravallian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chesapeake Formation:Choptank
Stratigraphy comments: all but basal member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:126605
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Shalap, M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen
Created:2012-04-09 12:48:03 Last modified:2017-07-20 12:55:28
Access level:the public Released:2012-04-09 12:48:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
62831. R. E. Weems, L. E. Edwards, and B. Landacre. 2017. Geology and biostratigraphy of the Potomac River Cliffs at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The Geological Society of America Field Guide 47:125-152 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]