Sohl and Koch OFR # 40: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Tennessee
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Micrabaciidae
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Micrabacia sp.
Milne-Edwards 1849
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| Micrabacia spp. | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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| Bone material | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Skeneidae
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Teinostoma clara
Sohl 1960
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Solariorbis clara | ||||||||||
| Teinostoma clara Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Thylacus cretaceus
Conrad 1860
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Thylacus cretaceus Conrad | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira
(Stephenson 1941)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Haustator bilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Turritella tippana
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella tippana Conrad | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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Dircella spillmani
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Dircella spillmani (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula
(Stephenson 1941)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Ancillus acutula | ||||||||||
| Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula (Stephe | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Liopeplum canalis
Conrad 1858
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopeplum canalis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Liopeplum cretaceum
Conrad 1858
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Parafusus saffordi
(Sohl 1964)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Parafus saffordi Sohl | ||||||||||
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Volutomorpha cf. retifera
Dall 1907
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Volutomorpha cf. V. retifera Dall - originally entered as "Volutomorpha cf. retifera" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Buccinopsis crassicostata
Gabb 1876
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Buccinopsis crassicostata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Buccinopsis solida
Wade 1917
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Buccinopsis solida sulcata Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Deussenia bellalirata
Conrad 1858
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Deussenia bellalirata costata Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Bellifusus spinosus
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Bellifusus spinosus Sohl | ||||||||||
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Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) pagodaformis
Sohl 1964
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) pagoda - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus pagodaformis" | ||||||||||
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Dolicholatirus torquatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Dolicholatirus torquatus Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Paladmetidae
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Paladmete cancellaria
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Gemmula cretacea
Sohl 1964
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Gemmula cretacea Sohl | ||||||||||
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Beretra ripleyana
Conrad 1858
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| Beretra ripleyana (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Fusimilis tippanus
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Fusimilis tippanus (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Graciliala decemlirata
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Graciliala decemlirata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus Con | ||||||||||
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Pugnellus (Pugnellus) goldmani
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Pugnellus (Pugnellus) goldmani Gar | ||||||||||
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Helicaulax formosa
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17 specimens | |||||||||
| Helicaulax formosa Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Anchura ? noakensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Anchura noakensis? Stephenson - originally entered as "Anchura noakensis ?" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tornidae
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Teinostoma cf. prenanum
Wade 1926
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Teinostoma (Idioraphe) prenanum | ||||||||||
| Teinostoma cf. prenanum Wade - originally entered as "Teinostoma cf. prenanum" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes supraplicatus
Conrad 1858
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gyrodes spillmani
Gabb 1861
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani | ||||||||||
| Gyrodes spillmani Gabb | ||||||||||
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Polinices kummeli
Sohl 1960
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Polinices kummeli Sohl | ||||||||||
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Scaphandridae
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Ellipsoscapha cylindrica
(Gardner 1916)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Ellipsoscapha cylindrica (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna incisa
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cylichna incisa Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula percrassa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nucula percrassa Conrad | ||||||||||
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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) sp.
(Dietrich 1933)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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| Corbula sp. | ||||||||||
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Corbula torta
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| Corbula torta Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria depressa
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| Cyprimeria depressa Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) tippan | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes sp. n. sp.
Swainson 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Brachidontes n. sp. - originally entered as "Brachidontes n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Postligata wordeni
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Postligata wordeni Gardner | ||||||||||
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Glycymeris sp.
Da Costa 1778
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64 specimens | |||||||||
| Glycymeris sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca sp.
Conrad 1862
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| Striarca sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Scaphitidae
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Discoscaphites iris
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Discoscaphites iris Conrad | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites cf. grandis
Hall and Meek 1854
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18 specimens | |||||||||
| Baculites cf. Baculites grandis Me - originally entered as "Baculites cf. grandis" | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Reptilian tooth | ||||||||||
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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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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Tennessee | County: | Hardman |
| Coordinates: | 34.2° North, 88.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.8° North, 66.3° 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: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Ammonoid zone: | Discoscaphites iris |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Owl Creek | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic,gray argillaceous,silty sandstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original 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: | S Middleton; USGS # 25420 | ||
| Database number: | 4121 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2017-07-04 19:08:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 283. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen] |
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] |