List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Acila decisa
(Conrad 1855)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Marcia (Mercimonia) bunkeri
(Hanna 1927)
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Volsella (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis
(Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922)
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella uvasana
Conrad 1855
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis sp.
Hanley 1849
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilenta
(White 1889)
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| Subspecies: Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilenta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Oregon | County: | Coos |
| Coordinates: | 43.5° North, 124.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.9° North, 106.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Tyee | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Collected from a sandy shale lens, which overlies massive micaceous sandstone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandy "shale" | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Lithology description: Collected from a sandy shale lens | |||
| Environment: | coastal indet. | Tectonic setting: | forearc basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Reresentative for mollusca, no other groups mentioned or listed | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Tyee Formation (Shutter Landing), Lakeside) | ||
| Database number: | 37871 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-03-25 20:02:25 | Last modified: | 2019-04-23 16:46:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-03-25 20:02:25 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10099. | J. E. Allen and E.M. Baldwin. 1944. Geology and coal resources of the Coos Bay Quadrangle, Oregon. State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Bulletin 27:1-160 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 18061 | E. A. Nesbitt. 2018. Cenozoic Marine Formations of Washington and Oregon: an annotated catalogue. PaleoBios 35:1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |