USGS 17749: Early/Lower Campanian, Delaware
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus major
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Hamulus major Gabb | ||||||||||
Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea sp.
Lamarck 1801
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Idonearca sp. - owens | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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cf. Breviarca haddonfieldensis
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Breviarca cf. B. haddonfieldensis Stephenson | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Ostrea sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Agerostrea mesenterica
(Morton 1834)
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recombined as Lopha mesenterica | ||||||||||
Ostrea mesenterica Morton | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea quinquecostata
(Sowerby 1814)
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Neithea quinquecostata (Sowerby) of Weller | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema conradi
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rare category | |||||||||
Syncyclonema conradi (Whitfield) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Crassatella sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella sp.
Chavan 1969
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rare category | |||||||||
Vetericardia sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula crassiplica
(Gabb 1860)
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Caesticorbula crassiplica (Gabb) | ||||||||||
Caryocorbula sp.
(Gardner 1926)
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original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula) | ||||||||||
Caryocorbula sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) tenuistriatum
(Whitfield 1885)
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rare category | |||||||||
Cardium (Granocardium) tenuistriatum (Whitfield) | ||||||||||
Granocardium (Granocardium) dumosum
Conrad 1870
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rare category | |||||||||
Cardium (Granocardium) dumosum Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Linearia magnoliensis
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rare category | |||||||||
original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
Linearia magnoliense Stephenson | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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rare category | |||||||||
Veniella conradi Weller non Conrad | ||||||||||
Etea sp.
Conrad 1873
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Etea sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria sp.
Conrad 1864
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Cyprimeria sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Cymella bella
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Cymella bella Conrad | ||||||||||
cf. Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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Liopistha cf. L. protexta (Conrad) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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cf. Nuculana compressifrons
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Nuculana cf. N. compressifrons (Whitfield) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Leionucula ? whitfieldi
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Nucula whitfieldi Weller? | ||||||||||
Nucula percrassa
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Nucula slackiana (Gabb) | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Placenticeratidae
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Placenticeras placenta
(DeKay 1828)
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rare category | |||||||||
Placenticeras placenta (Dekay) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) paucispirilus
Sohl 1964
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abundant category | |||||||||
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) paucispirilus Sohl | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Acteon sp.
Montfort 1810
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Acteon sp. | ||||||||||
Nonactaeonina sp.
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Nonactaeonina sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Laxispira lumbricalis
Gabb 1877
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abundant category | |||||||||
Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb | ||||||||||
Turritella merchantvillensis
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common category | |||||||||
Turritella merchantvillensis Weller | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira sp.
Agassiz 1837
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Euspira sp. | ||||||||||
Gyrodes sp.
Conrad 1860
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Gyrodes sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Napulus sp. n. sp.
Stephenson 1941
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Napulus n. sp. (Owens et al) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Pyrifusus sinuocostatus
(Sohl 1964)
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rare category | |||||||||
Pyrifusus sinucostatus Sohl | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Paladmetidae
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Paladmete sp. n. sp.
Gardner 1916
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Paladmete n. sp. (Owens et al) | ||||||||||
cf. Paladmete cancellaria
Conrad 1858
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Paladmete cf. P. cancellaria Conrad | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Caveola sp.
Stephenson 1941
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Caveola sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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? Ecphora sp.
Conrad 1843
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Ecphora ? sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Graciliala johnsoni
Stephenson 1923
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Graciliala johnsoni (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
cf. Arrhoges (Latiala) lobata
(Wade 1926)
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recombined as Latiala lobata | ||||||||||
Arrhoges (Latiala) cf. A. (L.) lobata (Wade) | ||||||||||
aff. Pterocerella poinsettiformis
Stephenson 1941
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Pterocerella aff. P. poinsettiformis Stephenson | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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? Cantharulus sp.
Meek 1876
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Cantharulus ? sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Xenophoridae
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Xenophora sp.
Fischer von Waldheim 1807
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Xenophora sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Pseudamaura lepta
Sohl 1964
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Pseudamaura lepta Sohl | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Delaware |
Coordinates: | 39.5° North, 75.7° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 39.0° North, 45.6° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
*Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Senonian |
*International age/stage: | Early/Lower Campanian | ||
Key time interval: | Early/Lower Campanian | ||
Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Merchantville |
Lithology and environment
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,concretion |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | all microfossils,difficult macrofossils |
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Museum repositories: | USGS |
Collection method comments: collected by C. W. Carter 1935-7 |
Metadata
Also known as: | South side of Chesapeake and Delaware canal at station 55+500 | ||
Database number: | 6135 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
Modifier: | C. Visaggi | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2000-01-28 12:47:03 | Last modified: | 2004-03-11 16:25:07 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-11-20 13:53:29 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
384. | J. P. Owens, J. P. Minard, N. F. Sohl and F. James Mello. 1970. Stratigraphy of the outcropping post-Magothy Upper Cretaceous formations in Southern New Jersey an Northern Delmarva peninsula, Delaware and Maryland. USGS Professional Paper 674:1-60 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |