Techeva Creek (H-79-12-5): Lutetian - Priabonian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
(Leske 1778)
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| echinoid fragments | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| bryozoans (Lunites) | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| misc. gastropods, 1 species | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella alveata
Conrad 1854
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Kapalmerella alveata | ||||||||||
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Turritella ? perdita
Conrad 1865
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Turritella ? perdita" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Calyptrea aperta" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix pygmaea
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Hipponix pygmaeus
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Palmer and Brann 1965 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana sphenopsis
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15 specimens | |||||||||
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= Nuculana spheniopsis
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Palmer and Brann 1965 | |||||||||
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Yoldia mater
Meyer 1885
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Calorhadia mater
Meyer 1885
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Palmer and Brann 1965 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Eburneopecten scintillatus
(Conrad 1854)
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Pteria limula
Conrad 1833
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| vanwinkleae | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris idoneus
Conrad 1833
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60 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Glycymeris idonea | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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? Abra nitens
(Lea 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Egeria nitens | ||||||||||
| jacksonia - originally entered as "? Abra nitens" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellinidae indet.
Blainville 1814
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18 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellinids | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta ungulina
Conrad 1833
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34 specimens | |||||||||
| yazoocola | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliellidae
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Alveinus minutus
Conrad 1865
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callista annexa
Conrad 1865
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34 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula jacksonensis
()
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408 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula wailesiana
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Caestcorbula wailesiana" | ||||||||||
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Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Corbula densata
Conrad 1854
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina curta
(Conrad 1865)
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Bathytormus flexurus
Conrad 1854
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Crassinella pygmaea
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Pleuromeris inflator
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17 specimens | |||||||||
| jacksonensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Lirodiscus jacksonensis
Meyer 1885
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Balanophyllia irrorata
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Endopachys maclurii
(Lea 1833)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Yazoo |
| Coordinates: | 33.0° North, 90.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.9° North, 80.7° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| *Period: | Tertiary | ||
| *International age/stage: | Lutetian - Priabonian | ||
| Key time interval: | Lutetian - Priabonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 47.80000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Moodys Branch | ||||
| Local section: | H-79-12 | Local bed: | 5 | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Late Lutetian-Early Priabonian" (T. Hansen pers. comm.) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | burrows unlithified silty,calcareous "shale" | ||
| Environment: | offshore | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
| Geology comments: "fair preservation. abundant echinoid fragments. bryozoans also present (Lunites)." | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | H-79-12-5 | ||
| Database number: | 1290 | ||
| Authorizer: | T. Hansen, J. Sessa | Enterer: | M. Sommers, J. Sessa |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-04-08 18:13:32 | Last modified: | 2006-09-14 19:56:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-11-20 13:53:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 39. | S. R. Elder. 1981. Fossil assemblages of a marine transgressive sand, Moody''s Branch Formation (Upper Eocene), Louisiana and Mississippi. Unpublished M.A. Thesis, University of Texas at Austin 1-140 [T. Hansen/M. Sommers/A. Clement] |
Secondary references:
| 11845 | K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy] |