Charleston International Airport: Chattian, South Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Odontopterygiformes
- Pelagornithidae
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Pelagornis sandersi n. sp.
Ksepka 2014
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1 specimen | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Carolina | County: | Charleston |
| Coordinates: | 32.9° North, 80.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.0° North, 74.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 28 to 25 Ma (unknown) |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Chandler Bridge | Member: | Bed 2 | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower Chattian, ~25-28 Ma | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | coastal 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: | 157876 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-07-08 15:16:07 | Last modified: | 2014-07-08 15:16:07 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-07-08 15:16:07 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 51905. | D. T. Ksepka. 2014. Flight performance of the largest volant bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |