USGS 11999: Pliocene, North Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Argopecten eboreus
(Conrad 1833)
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| recombined as Carolinapecten eboreus | ||||||||||
| subspecies solarioides | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | North Carolina | County: | Bertie |
| Coordinates: | 36.1° North, 76.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.2° North, 75.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Chesapeake | Formation: | Yorktown |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Mount Gould landing, south | ||
| Database number: | 62357 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-07-19 06:11:09 | Last modified: | 2013-09-20 16:43:50 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-07-19 06:11:09 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17902. | T. G. Gibson. 1987. Miocene and Pliocene Pectinidae (Bivalvia) from the Lee Creek Mine and adjacent areas. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:31-112 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |