USGS Loc. 9994 - J.P. McClelland Farm [Chipola Fm]: Burdigalian, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea
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| original and current combination Carditamera | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Venericardia hadra
Dall 1903
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| recombined as Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra | ||||||||||
| common | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina janus
Dall 1903
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| recombined as Pegophysema janus | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama draconis
Dall 1903
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| recombined as Arcinella draconis | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Pseudochama chipolana
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| rare; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Fragum) simrothi
Dall 1900
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| recombined as Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) simrothi | ||||||||||
| common | ||||||||||
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Cardium (Cerastoderma) chipolanum
Dall 1900
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| recombined as Cerastoderma chipolanum | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Cardium (Trachycardium) cestum
Dall 1903
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| recombined as Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) cestum | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris subovata
(Say 1824)
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| recombined as Costaglycymeris subovata | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Arca (Barbatia) adamsi
Dall 1886
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| recombined as Arcopsis adamsi | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana
(Dall 1898)
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| recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana | ||||||||||
| present; A. (D.) santarosana geraetera | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Ostrea haitensis
Sowerby 1850
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| recombined as Hyotissa haitensis | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea rugifera
(Dall 1898)
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| recombined as Cubitostrea rugifera | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula densata
Conrad 1843
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| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Chlamys) condylomatus
Dall 1898
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| recombined as Lyropecten condylomatus | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Calhoun |
| Coordinates: | 30.4° North, 85.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.8° North, 81.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Burdigalian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Burdigalian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 18.2 Ma (Sr isotope) |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Alum Bluff | Formation: | Chipola | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: AGE: Direct date from 87Sr/86Sr isotope dating of fossils from elsewhere in Chipola Fm [=Burdigalian age]. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified calcareous marl |
| Secondary lithology: | unlithified calcareous sandstone |
| Lithology description: marls, sands, clays, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
Metadata
| Database number: | 42365 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | K. Layou |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-28 10:27:47 | Last modified: | 2012-12-05 14:50:35 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-28 10:27:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11206. | J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy] |