Pope's Creek, Nanjemoy Fm.: Ypresian, Maryland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Carcharodon auriculatus
(Blainville 1818)
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Eastman 1901 | ||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis cuspidata
(Agassiz 1843)
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Eastman 1901 | ||||||
| recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus | |||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Aetobatis arcuatus
Agassiz 1843
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Eastman 1901 | ||||||
| synonym of Aetobatus irregularis | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Palaeophiidae
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Palaeophis grandis
(Marsh 1869)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Raphitomidae
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Mangilia (Pleurotomella) bellistriata n. sp.
Clark 1895
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Clark 1895 | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus
Conrad 1858
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Clark 1895 | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna venusta n. sp.
Clark 1895
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Clark 1895 | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cytherea subimpressa
Conrad 1848
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Clark 1895 | ||||||
| recombined as Meretrix subimpressa | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Protocardia virginiana
Conrad 1864
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Clark 1895 | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiola potomacensis n. sp.
Clark 1895
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Clark 1895 | ||||||
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Angiospermae
- Malpighiales
- Euphorbiaceae
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Palaeowetherellia sp.
Chandler 1954
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Mazer and Tiffney 1982 | ||||||
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Carpolithus marylandicus
Hollick 1901
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Mazer and Tiffney 1982 | ||||||
| recombined as Wetherellia marylandica | |||||||
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Angiospermae
- Arecaceae
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Nipa cf. burtini
(Brongniart 1828)
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Tiffney 1999 | ||||||
| recombined as Nypa burtini | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Maryland | County: | Charles |
| Coordinates: | 38.4° North, 77.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.8° North, 61.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | all |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Collection size: | 1 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USNM |
Metadata
| Database number: | 55255 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Head, M. Uhen | Enterer: | J. Head, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-10-03 14:59:35 | Last modified: | 2022-04-27 03:42:28 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-10-03 14:59:35 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14737. | S.F. Blake. 1941. Note on a vertebra of Palaeophis from the Eocene of Maryland. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 31(12):501-503 [J. Head/J. Head] |
Secondary references:
| 41194 | W. B. Clark. 1895. Contributions to the Eocene fauna of the Middle Atlantic slope. Johns Hopkins University Circulars 15(121):3-6 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 41357 | C. R. Eastman. 1901. Pisces. Maryland Geological Survey Eocene 98-115 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 72294 | S. J. Mazer and B. H. Tiffney. 1982. Fruits of Wetherellia and Palaeowetherellia (?Euphorbiaceae) from Eocene Sediments in Virginia and Maryland. Brittonia 34(3):300-333 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 6557 | B. H. Tiffney. 1999. Fossil fruit and seed flora from the early Eocene Fisher/Sullivan site. In R. E. Weems & J. G. J. Grimsley (ed.), Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Publication 152:139-159 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/M. Uhen] |