Sohl and Koch OFR # 42: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites tippahensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Baculites tippahensis Conrad | ||||||||||
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Baculites cf. grandis
Hall and Meek 1854
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21 specimens | |||||||||
| Baculites cf. Baculites grandis Me - originally entered as "Baculites cf. grandis" | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Scaphitidae
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Discoscaphites iris
Conrad 1858
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Discoscaphites iris Conrad | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Sphenodiscidae
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Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
(Conrad 1857)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Dentalium sp. (ribbed) | ||||||||||
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Dentalium leve
Stephenson 1923
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Dentalium leve Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Thylacus cretaceus
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Thylacus cretaceus Conrad | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Drilluta lemniscata
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Drilluta lemniscata Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Buccinopsis crassicostata
Gabb 1876
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Buccinopsis crassicostata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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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
- Volutidae
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Liopeplum cretaceum
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Liopeplum canalis
Conrad 1858
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopeplum canalis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Lowenstamia cucullata
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Sohliina cucullata | ||||||||||
| Lowenstamia cucullata Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Arrhoges (Latiala) sp.
(Gabb 1868)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Arrhoges (Latiala) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula percrassa
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Nucula percrassa Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys (Radiopecten) mississippensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Chlamys (Radiopecten) mississippen | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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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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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Bakevelliidae
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Gervillia ensiformis
Conrad 1858
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Gervilliopsis ensiformis | ||||||||||
| Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon eufaulensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis] | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 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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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Striarca sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris rotundata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Solyma sp.
Conrad 1870
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Solyma ? sp. | ||||||||||
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Liothyris cf. carolinensis
Conrad 1875
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Liothyris cf. L. carolinensis (Con - originally entered as "Liothyris cf. carolinensis" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Legumen ellipticum
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Legumen ellipticum Conrad | ||||||||||
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Cyprimeria alta
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Cyprimeria depressa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria depressa Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Thraciida
- Thraciidae
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? Thracia sp.
Blainville 1824
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Thracia ? sp. - originally entered as "Thracia ? sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myoida
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Eufistulina ripleyana
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Eufistulana | ||||||||||
| Eufistulana ripleyana (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Eufistulana ripleyana" | ||||||||||
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Malacostraca
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Malacostraca indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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| Crab parts | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Tippah |
| Coordinates: | 34.8° North, 88.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.4° North, 66.1° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
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
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray argillaceous,calcareous 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: | ESE Falkner; USGS # 25421 : 713 | ||
| Database number: | 4123 | ||
| 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 19:16:01 |
| 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] |