Stratford Hall, Langhian, Zones 10-11: Langhian, Virginia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Cicuta sp.
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Faxinus sp.
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Manikara sp.
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Pinopsida
- Pinales
- Pinaceae
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Picea sp.
Dietrich 1824
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Pinus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Coniferales
- Cupressaceae
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aff. Taxodium sp.
Richard 1810
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Ulmaceae
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Ulmus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Rosaceae
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Rosaceae indet.
Jussieu 1789
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Angiospermae
- Malpighiales
- Salicaceae
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Salix sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Betulaceae
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Alnus sp.
Miller 1754
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Ostrya sp.
Scopoli 1760
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Corylus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Fagaceae
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aff. Castanea sp.
Miller 1754
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Quercus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Juglandaceae
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Juglans sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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aff. Engelhardia sp.
Blume 1825
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Pterocarya sp.
Kunth 1824
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Carya sp.
Nuttall 1818
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aff. Momipites sp.
Wodehouse 1933
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Sapindaceae
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Acer sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Saxifragales
- Hamamelidaceae
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Liquidambar sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Cornales
- Nyssaceae
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Nyssa sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Asterales
- Asteraceae
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Asteraceae indet.
Berchtold and Presl 1820
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Angiospermae
- Aquifoliales
- Aquifoliaceae
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Ilex sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Poales
- Typhaceae
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Typha sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Angiospermae
- Poales
- Poaceae
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Poaceae indet.
Barnhart 1895
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Angiospermae
- Poales
- Cyperaceae
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Cyperaceae indet.
Jussieu 1789
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Actinopteri
- Labriformes
- Labridae
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Protautoga conidens
(Leidy 1873)
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Actinopteri
- Malacanthidae
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Lopholatilus ereborensis
Carnevale and Godfrey 2014
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Actinopteri
- Acanthuriformes
- Sciaenidae
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Pogonias multidentatus
Cope 1869
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Sparidae
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Lagodon cf. rhomboides
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Archosargus sp.
Gill 1865
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Merlucciidae
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Merluccius billnearis
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Actinopteri
- Acanthopteri
- Sphyraenidae
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Sphyraena cf. barracuda
(Edwards 1771)
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Actinopteri
- Albuliformes
- Albulidae
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Albula sp.
Gronow 1763
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Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Amiidae
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Amia sp.
Linnaeus 1766
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Calonectris kurodai
Olson 2009
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Reptilia
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Thecachampsa sericodon
Cope 1867
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Dermochelyidae
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Psephophorus calvertensis
Palmer 1909
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Cheloniidae
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Trachyaspis lardyi
Meyer 1873
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Mammalia
- Sirenia
- Dugongidae
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Metaxytherium crataegense
(Simpson 1932)
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Nanosiren sp.
Domning and Aguilera 2008
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
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Odontoceti indet.
Flower 1867
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Eurhinodelphinidae
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Xiphiacetus bossi
(Kellogg 1925)
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Physeteridae
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Physeterula sp.
Van Beneden 1877
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Orycterocetus crocodilinus
Cope 1867
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Platanistidae
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Schizodelphis crassangulum
(Case 1904)
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Squalodontidae
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Squalodon calvertensis
Kellogg 1923
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Ziphiidae
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Ninoziphius cf. platyrostris
Muizon 1983
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
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Tretosphys sp.
Cope 1868
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Hadrodelphis sp.
Kellogg 1966
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Kentriodontidae
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Kentriodon pernis
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Delphinodon sp.
Leidy 1869
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
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Parietobalaena palmeri
Kellogg 1924
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Tranatocetidae
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Mesocetus siphunculus
Cope 1895
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Cynorca proterva
Cope 1867
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| nomen dubium belonging to Cynorca | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Amphicyonidae
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Amphicyon frendens
Matthew 1924
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Acipenseriformes
- Acipenseridae
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Acipenser ornatus
Leidy 1873
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Dasyatis sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Aetobatidae
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Aetobatus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Plinthicus stenodon
Cope 1869
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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Rhinobatos sp.
Link 1790
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rajidae
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Raja sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalidae
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Squalus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Chondrichthyes
- Squatinidae
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Squatina sp.
Dumeril 1806
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Notorhynchus primigenius
(Agassiz 1835)
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Scyliorhinus distans
Probst 1879
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Triakidae
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Mustelus sp.
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Rhizoprionodon fischeuri
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Carcharhinus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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Physogaleus contortus
(Gibbes 1847)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus hastalis
(Agassiz 1838)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Carcharias reticulata
(Probst 1879)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Cetorhinidae
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Cetorhinus parvus
Leriche 1908
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis ferox
Risso 1826
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Carcharias cuspidata
(Agassiz 1843)
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| recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Alopiidae
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Alopias latidens
Leriche 1909
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Carcharocles megalodon
(Agassiz 1835)
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Virginia | County: | Westmoreland |
| Coordinates: | 38.2° North, 76.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.4° North, 73.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Langhian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Langhian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Chesapeake | Formation: | Calvert | Member: | Plum Point |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 79793 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-24 12:35:18 | Last modified: | 2017-07-20 14:05:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-24 12:35:18 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26220. | F. C. Whitmore and J. A. Kaltenbach. 2008. Neogene Cetacea of the Lee Creek Phosphate Mine, North Carolina. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication 14:181-269 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 33248 | J. M. Gerholdt and S. J. Godfrey. 2010. Enigmatic osteology in Miocene odontocete rostra suggests periostitis. Marine Mammal Science 26(2):381-394 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 62831 | R. E. Weems, L. E. Edwards, and B. Landacre. 2017. Geology and biostratigraphy of the Potomac River Cliffs at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The Geological Society of America Field Guide 47:125-152 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |