Stratford Hall, Tortonian: Tortonian, Virginia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Carcharius cuspidata
aff. Ambrosia sp.
Ambrosia-like
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp. Miller 1754
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818
Angiospermae - Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820
Angiospermae - Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
aff. Taxodium sp. Richard 1810
Taxodium-type
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus primigenius (Agassiz 1835)
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos sp. Link 1790
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus sp.
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus distans Probst 1879
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion eurybathrodon (Blake 1862)
Physogaleus contortus (Gibbes 1847)
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816
Rhizoprionodon fischeuri
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias latidents
Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera sp. Lacépède 1804
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Apalone sp. Rafinesque 1832
Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Psephophorus calvertensis Palmer 1909
synonym of Psephophorus polygonus
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Alepisauridae
Alepisaurus sp.
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius billnearis
Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Pogonias mulidentatus
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Protautoga conidens (Leidy 1873)
original and current combination Tautoga (Protautoga) conidens
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Chilomycterus sp. Brisout de Barneville 1846
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Lagodon cf. rhomboides (Linnaeus 1766)
Archosargus sp. Gill 1865
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomberomorus sp. Lacépède 1802
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula sp. Gronow 1763
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena cf. barracuda (Edwards 1771)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Virginia County:Westmoreland
Coordinates: 38.2° North, 76.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.3° North, 74.8° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Tortonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Tortonian
Age range of interval:11.62000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chesapeake Formation:St. Marys
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
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:152251
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:S. Alam, M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen
Created:2013-11-12 22:33:54 Last modified:2017-07-20 14:20:06
Access level:the public Released:2013-11-12 22:33:54
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]