Bayshore Canal [Port Charlotte Mbr, Bayshore Fm]: Messinian, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Globecphora floridana
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Zulloia zulloi
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| synonym of Urosalpinx | |||||||
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Gastropoda
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Calusathais handgenae
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| synonym of Dicathais | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Carolinapecten urbannaensis
(Mansfield 1928)
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Chesapecten middlesexensis
(Mansfield 1936)
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea geraldjohnsoni
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Ostrea disparilis
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Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Chesaconcavus sp.
Zullo 1992
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida |
| Coordinates: | 27.0° North, 82.1° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 27.1° North, 80.9° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | basin |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Messinian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Messinian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Hawthorn | Formation: | Bayshore | Member: | Port Charlotte |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Port Charlotte Mbr of the Bayshore Fm, Hawthorn Grp, which is overlies the Cocoplum Mbr or the Bayshore Fm, and is overlain by the the Murdock Station Fm. Correlative with the Eastover Fm. THICKNESS: Varies between 1 and 2 m across areal extent. AGE: Late Miocene. Based on macrofossil biostratigraphy the unit is throught to represent the Messinian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of entire member. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphatic,brown poorly lithified silty,sandy dolomite |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Sandy dolosilts and thick sandy dolomite, orange or tan-buff, containing variable amounts of phosphorite. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, based on figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: carbonate lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal environment; shallow sand-bottom lagoons and oyster banks. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Unknown, presumably the authors and others. REPOSITORY: No repository stated. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Includes only the more abundant and indicative species of gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Modern nomenclature, with subgenus and species-resolution assignments. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 79964 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-29 12:33:08 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-29 12:33:08 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26813. | E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts. 2007. The geology of the Everglades and adjacent areas 1-212 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |