Sequim State Park: Oligocene, Washington

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
? Nuculana washingtonensis (Weaver 1916)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra pittsburgensis (Clark 1925)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina pittsburgensis Clark 1925
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium weaveri (Anderson and Martin 1914)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella porterensis Weaver 1916
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium porterensis Weaver 1912
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices washingtonensis (Weaver 1916)
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Olequahia lorenzana (Wagner and Schilling 1923)
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium condoni janerobertsae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula washingtoniana (Weaver 1912)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula bentsonae Durham 1944
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Nekewis nehalemensis (Anderson and Martin 1914)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Perse olympicensis quimperensis Durham 1944
Priscofusus informal sp. A
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander stewarti Durham 1944
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Washington County:Clallam
Coordinates: 48.1° North, 123.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.7° North, 113.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period: Paleogene Epoch: Oligocene
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 4
Key time interval: Oligocene
Age range of interval: 33.9 - 23.03 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Quimper
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
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
Also known as:UCMP A1811
Database number:208146
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2020-03-21 17:15:43 Last modified:2020-03-21 17:15:43
Access level:the public Released:2020-03-21 17:15:43
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
65963. J. W. Durham. 1944. Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27:101 -212 [P. Holroyd/E. Orzechowski]