Sohl and Koch OFR # 248: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Lamarck 1801
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| Fish parts | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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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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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium leve
Stephenson 1923
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Dentalium leve Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus obnutus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cadulus obnutus (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ataphridae
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Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Gabb 1869
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Scaphandridae
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Ellipsoscapha mortoni
Forbes 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna sp.
Lovén 1846
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cylichna sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Laxispira monilifera
Sohl 1964
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30 specimens | |||||||||
| Laxispira monilifera Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella chalybeatensis
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella chalybeatensis Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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13 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Stantonella sp.
Wade 1926
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Stantonella sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Paladmetidae
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Paladmete cancellaria
Conrad 1858
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38 specimens | |||||||||
| Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Pterocerella tippana
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterocerella tippana (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana whitfieldi
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32 specimens | |||||||||
| Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula percrassa
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Nucula percrassa Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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32 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Crenella elegantula
Meek and Hayden 1862
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
Sowerby 1814
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes sp. n. sp.
Meek 1864
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Camptonectes n. sp. (small convex) - originally entered as "Camptonectes n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lima reticulata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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87 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Syncyclonema ? kingi
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Syncylonema ? kingi (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Syncylonema ? kingi" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Bakevelliidae
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Gervillia ensiformis
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Gervilliopsis ensiformis | ||||||||||
| Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Ostrea sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon eufaulensis
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis] | ||||||||||
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Nemodon grandis
Wade 1926
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Nemodon grandis Wade | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca saffordi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis perbrevis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Limopsis perbrevis Wade | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei
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16 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Aenona eufaulensis
Conrad 1860
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Linearia metastriata
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
| Linearia metastriata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyclorisma parva
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Cyclorisma parva (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora berryi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cymbophora berryi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula monmouthensis
Gardner 1916
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16 specimens | |||||||||
| Corbula monmouthensis Gardner | ||||||||||
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Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) percompressa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) perco - originally entered as "Caesticorbula percompressa" | ||||||||||
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Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Vincent 1910
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43 specimens | |||||||||
| Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Cymella bella
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cymella bella Conrad | ||||||||||
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Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopistha protexta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadomyida
- Pholadomyidae
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Pholadomya (Pholadomya) sp.
Sowerby 1823
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Pholadomya (Pholadomya) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella crenalirata
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
(Gabb 1860)
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21 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf | ||||||||||
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Malacostraca
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Malacostraca indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Barbour |
| Coordinates: | 31.9° North, 85.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.8° North, 63.3° 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: | Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Foram zone: | Contusotruncana contusa |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Providence | Member: | basal | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphatic,gray lithified calcareous sandstone | ||
| 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 |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Barbour Cr; USGS # 31356 | ||
| Database number: | 4285 | ||
| 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 21:35:59 |
| 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] |