Sohl and Koch OFR # 22: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Cassiduloida
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Hardouinia aequorea
(Morton 1834)
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| Hardouinea aequorea (Morton) | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (encrusting) | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus squamosus
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| Hamulus squamosus Gabb | ||||||||||
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Hamulus onyx
Morton 1834
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| Hamulus onyx Morton | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula (Ringicula) sp.
Deshayes 1838
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Ringicula (Ringicula) sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Laxispira monilifera
Sohl 1964
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Laxispira monilifera Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Turritella tippana
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Turritella tippana Conrad | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Liopeplum cf. nodosum
Sohl 1964
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopeplum cf. L. nodosum - originally entered as "Liopeplum cf. nodosum" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Lithophaga sp.
Röding 1798
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| Lithophaga sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Neitheops | ||||||||||
| Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis (St | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) acutilineata
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Limatula acutilineata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Lima reticulata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
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Acesta (Costellacesta) riddlei
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Acesta (Costellacesta) riddlei Kau | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea mesenterica
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Lopha mesenterica | ||||||||||
| Ostrea mesenterica Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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52 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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49 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
| Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei
Gabb 1877
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei Gabb | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris rotundata
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium eufaulensis
(Conrad 1860)
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellinimera gabbi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Tellinimeria gabbi Gardner - originally entered as "Tellinimeria gabbi" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana (Con | ||||||||||
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Cyprimeria alta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hippuritida
- Antillocaprinidae
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Antillocaprina sp.
Trechmann 1924
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Antillocaprina sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang | ||||||||||
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
(Gabb 1860)
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38 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Pontotoc |
| Coordinates: | 34.2° North, 89.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.8° North, 66.4° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Foram zone: | Gansserina gansseri |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Chiwapa | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: No forams have been recovered from this unit, it is assigned to the Gansserina gansseri zone by Mancini et al. (1996) by sequence stratigraphy and the biostratigraphy of surrounding units. Haustator bilira assemblage zone. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic,red or brown lithified calcareous sandstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite,replaced with calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Calloway Cr; USGS # 32320 | ||
| Database number: | 4113 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Manojlovic | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2016-07-25 19:01:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 281. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1987. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrates from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the Atlantic Coastal Plain with further data for the East Gulf. USGS Open File Report 87-194:1-172 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |
Secondary references:
| 29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |