Sohl and Koch OFR # 91: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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Clione sp. | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Dasmosmilia sp.
Pourtalès 1880
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Dasmosmilia sp. | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras perlata
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Eutrephoceras perlatus | ||||||||||
Eutrephoceras perlata Morton | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Belemnitida
- Belemnitellidae
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Belemnitella americana
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Belemnitella americana (Morton) | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Pachydiscidae
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Pachydiscus sp.
Zittel 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Pachydiscus sp. | ||||||||||
Parapachydiscus sp.
Hyatt 1900
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2 specimens | |||||||||
synonym of Pachydiscus | ||||||||||
Parapachydiscus sp. | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Sphenodiscidae
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Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
(Conrad 1857)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad) | ||||||||||
Sphenodiscus lenticularis
(Owen 1852)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
replaced by Sphenodiscus lobatus | ||||||||||
Sphenodiscus lenticularis mississi | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites columna
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Trachybaculites columna | ||||||||||
Baculites columna Morton | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Diplomoceratidae
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Diplomoceras trabeatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Diplomoceras trabeatus (Morton) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Euomphalidae
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Weeksia deplanata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Weeksia deplanata (Johnson) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Anchura ? noakensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Anchura noakensis? Stephenson - originally entered as "Anchura noakensis ?" | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pyropsidae
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? Pyropsis sp.
(Conrad 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Pyropsis ? sp. - originally entered as "Pyropsis ? sp." | ||||||||||
Pyropsis sp.
(Conrad 1860)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Pyropsis spp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Stantonella sp.
Wade 1926
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Stantonella ? sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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? Bellifusus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Bellifusus ? sp. - originally entered as "Bellifusus ? sp." | ||||||||||
Graphidula sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Graphidula sp. | ||||||||||
? Drilluta sp.
Wade 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Drilluta ? sp. - originally entered as "Drilluta ? sp." | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Pyrifusus sp.
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Pyrifusus sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Napulus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Napulus sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Xenophoridae
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Xenophora leprosa
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa | ||||||||||
Xenophora leprosa (Morton) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes abyssinus
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Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton) | ||||||||||
Gyrodes petrosus
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16 specimens | |||||||||
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Acteoninidae
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Eoacteon sp.
Stephenson 1955
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Ecoacteon sp. - originally entered as "Ecoacteon sp." | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Scaphandridae
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Ellipsoscapha sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Ellipsoscapha ? sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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19 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
Sowerby 1814
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Dimyidae
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Atreta melleni
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Atreta melleni (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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11 specimens | |||||||||
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
Paranomia scabra
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50 specimens | |||||||||
Paranomia scabra (Morton) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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5 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Lima reticulata | ||||||||||
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
Lima (Lima) pelagica
(Morton 1833)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Pecten) venustus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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20 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea plumosa
Morton 1833
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22 specimens | |||||||||
Ostrea plumosa Morton | ||||||||||
Ostrea mesenterica
Morton 1834
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21 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Lopha mesenterica | ||||||||||
Ostrea mesenterica Morton | ||||||||||
Arctostrea falacata
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69 specimens | |||||||||
Arctostrea falacata (Gabb) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) cf. jerseyensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) cf. jersey - originally entered as "Cuspidaria cf. jerseyensis" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Liopistha protexta Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Laternulidae
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Laternula ? robusta
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Laternula ? robusta Stephenson - originally entered as "Laternula ? robusta" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Etea cf. carolinensis
Conrad 1875
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Etea cf. Etea carolinensis Conrad - originally entered as "Etea cf. carolinensis" | ||||||||||
Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria alta
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
Legumen ellipticum
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Legumen ellipticum Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora sp.
Gabb 1869
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cymbophora sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Anatinellidae
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Anatina cf. jerseyensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Anatina cf. jerseyensis Weller - originally entered as "Anatina cf. jerseyensis" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Cardium sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellinimera buboana
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tellinimeria buboana Stephenson - originally entered as "Tellinimeria buboana" | ||||||||||
Tellinimera sp.
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tellinimeria sp. - originally entered as "Tellinimeria sp." | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula percrassa
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Nucula percrassa Conrad | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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Bone material | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Noxubee |
Coordinates: | 33.0° North, 88.6° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 36.6° North, 66.3° 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 conradi |
Age range of interval: | 70.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Prairie Bluff | Member: | lower | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | glauconitic,gray lithified silty,sandy lime mudstone | ||
Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Museum repositories: | USGS |
Collection method comments: others collection |
Metadata
Also known as: | S Noxubee RR Br; USGS # 17210 : 6497 | ||
Database number: | 4164 | ||
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 19:26:57 |
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] |