North entrance to Livingston University: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Alabama
collected by W.F. Canis
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Thecostraca
- Scalpellomorpha
- Scalpellidae
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Arcoscalpellum withersi
Collins 1973
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Sumter |
| Coordinates: | 32.6° North, 88.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.1° North, 66.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Prairie Bluff Chalk | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Approximately 2 m of sandy chalk was exposed in cut prior to sodding by the university. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified sandy chalk |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collectors: | W.F. Canis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Geological Survey of Alabama | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 210620 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-06-07 22:11:30 | Last modified: | 2020-06-07 22:11:30 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-06-07 22:11:30 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72643. | W. F. Canis and V. A. Zullo. 1986. New barnacle records from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama. Journal of Paleontology 60:186-189 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |