PL3003, SE of Princetown: Thanetian, Australia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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? Bathymophila bystromphalata n. sp.
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17 specimens | |||||||||
Odostoma sp.
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7 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Comitileda brachyrynchoides n. sp.
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26 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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? Austronucula arenaria n. sp.
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77 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Electroma glessaria n. sp.
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33 specimens | |||||||||
32 valves and one pair | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Limea multicostulifera n. sp.
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71 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Delectopecten sp.
(Stewart 1930)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
includes fragments | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cuspidaria obbata n. sp.
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Corbiculidae
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Corbicula ? sp.
Megerle 1811
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Bornia flabellaris n. sp.
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14 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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? Jagolucina psephenata n. sp.
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13 specimens | |||||||||
10 left valves and 3 right valves | ||||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Gadila laguncula n. sp.
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
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Compressidens laticornuata n. sp.
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53 specimens | |||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Fissidentalium gracilicostatum
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39 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichnania sp.
Marwick 1931
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
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Raulinia ? sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Priscaphander bullariformis n. sp.
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59 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cocculinidae
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Cocculina ? sp.
Dall 1882
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Gilbertina meridiana n. sp.
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79 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Tornatellaea quindecimlirata n. sp.
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39 specimens | |||||||||
Acteon petricolus n. sp.
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Acteon sp.
Montfort 1810
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4 specimens | |||||||||
A. sp. b | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Spiratellidae
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Spiratella advenulata n. sp.
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35 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Tuba sp.
Lea 1823
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbariidae
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Columbarium rugatoides n. sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutomitridae
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Proximitra trirugulata n. sp.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Marshallaria tumefacta n. sp.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Marshallaria sp.
Finlay and Marwick 1937
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1 specimen | |||||||||
M. sp. b | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Cosmasyrinx levicristata n. sp.
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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? Austrofusus crassiaulatus n. sp.
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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? Mitra rhytidata n. sp.
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira saxosulensis n. sp.
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15 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitoniidae indet.
Berry 1910
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Opalia ? sp.
Adams and Adams 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
one whorl fragment | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Colposigma uniangulata n. sp.
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91 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Botelloides sp.
Strand 1928
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5 specimens | |||||||||
1 specimen and 4 fragments | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Solariellidae
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Conominolia parvistrigulata n. sp.
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69 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Liotiidae
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Pareuchelus ? sp.
(Boettger 1906)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbinidae indet.
Rafinesque 1815
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Guildfordia ? sp.
Gray 1850
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Colloniidae
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Cirsochilus pilulatus n. sp.
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214 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliotropis microglyptophorus n. sp.
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14 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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? Rimula crepiduloides n. sp.
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21 specimens | |||||||||
Emarginula sp.
Lamarck 1801
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Puncturella caminata n. sp.
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9 specimens | |||||||||
6 complete specimens and 3 fragments | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras victorianum
(Teichert 1943)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
2 specimens and 2 fragments | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Hercoglossidae
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Aturoidea distans
Teichert 1943
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5 specimens | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Australia | State/province: | Victoria |
Coordinates: | 38.7° South, 143.2° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 61.5° South, 147.0° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
*Period: | Tertiary | ||
Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Pebble Point |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | poorly lithified sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: sandstone | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Geology comments: Some sedimentologists have characterized the Pebble Point Formation as having been deposited in marginal rather than open marine environments, based on the presence of the foram Cyclammina. Yet, the common presence of echinoderms as well as nautilid cephalopods, both intolerant of salinity much higher or lower than open ocean values argues against this. While numerous clasts are present, other evidence suggests quiet sedimentation rather than high energy. Pebble Point Formation thought to have been deposited during a series of channeling and channel abandonment episodes. Mud rip-up clasts and mud drapes indicate times of channel abandonment. Shelly fauna mostly come from the upper half, which may represent a change from estuarine conditions to more open marine conditions. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 6267 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | K. Layou |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2000-02-15 11:24:04 | Last modified: | 2020-10-27 10:53:32 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-02-15 11:24:04 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
398. | T. A. Darragh. 1997. Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, and new Bivalvia of the Paleocene Pebble Point Formation, Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 109(1):57-108 [A. Miller/K. Layou] |