List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Batoidea
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Batoidea indet.
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Selachii
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Selachii indet.
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Pisces
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Pisces indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Osteichthyes | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Laurenti 1768
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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27 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pleuroceridae
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cf. Elimia trigemmata
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella mortoni
Conrad 1830
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155 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni | ||||||||||
| Turritella mortoni postmortoni | ||||||||||
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Turritella multilira
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| [entered as Turritella multilria] | ||||||||||
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Turritella praecincta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turritella informal sp. B
Lamarck 1799
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Mesalia biplicata
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Mesalia alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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32 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Sinum fiski
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Euspira marylandica
(Conrad 1865)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Euspira marylandica var. | ||||||||||
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Polinices informal sp. A
Monfort 1810
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71 specimens | |||||||||
| "Natica onusta" | ||||||||||
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Polinices informal sp. B
Monfort 1810
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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cf. Natica aperta
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Orthosurcula indenta
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15 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pseudoliva sp.
Swainson 1840
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
| Pseudoliva vetusta forma | ||||||||||
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Pseudoliva scalina
Heilprin 1881
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Popenoeum scalina | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Cornulina philadelphica
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| [entered as Cornulina philaelphica] | ||||||||||
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Cornulina sp.
Conrad 1853
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| "Cornulina armigera" | ||||||||||
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Levifusus supraplanus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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cf. Bullia altilis
(Conrad 1832)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| cf. Bullia altilis subglobosa | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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cf. Scaphella newcombiana
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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cf. Caricella ludoviciana
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43 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Hemisurcula silicata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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cf. Sullivania tombigbeensis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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? Architectonica bellensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora informal sp. A
Gray 1821
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Diodora informal sp. B
Gray 1821
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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cf. Calorhadia aldrichiana
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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cf. Calorhadia pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Calorhadia (Calorhadia) pharcida | ||||||||||
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Nuculana corpulentoides
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nuculana corpulentoides var. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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"Yoldia" sp.
Möller 1842
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Pholas alatoidea
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta hopkinsensis
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20 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar nuttalliopsis
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44 specimens | |||||||||
| 7 Pitar nuttalliopsis fulrus and 37 Pitar nuttalliopsis greggi | ||||||||||
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Pitar sp.
Römer 1857
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Bornia prima
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina bellsiana
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21 specimens | |||||||||
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Tellina greggi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Tellina subtriangularis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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"Cardium" sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Acanthocardia tuomeyi
(Aldrich 1886)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Epilucina sp.
Dall 1901
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23 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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cf. Crassatella tumidula
Whitfield 1865
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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= Crassatella tumidula
Whitfield 1865
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Guardado et al. 2021 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia aposmithi
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77 specimens | |||||||||
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Venericardia sp.
Lamarck 1801
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Venericardia pilsbryi
Stewart 1930
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi | ||||||||||
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Venericardia nanaplata
Gardner and Bowles 1939
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65 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea arrosis
Aldrich 1904
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198 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Ostrea (Ostrea) arrosis | ||||||||||
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Odontogryphaea thirsae
(Gabb 1862)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia ludoviciana
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32 specimens | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Oculinidae
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Oculina alabamensis
Vaughan 1900
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19 specimens | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Balanophyllia desmophyllum
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Balanophyllia desmophyllumm microcostada | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Dale |
| Coordinates: | 31.8° North, 86.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.2° North, 69.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Nanafalia | Member: | "Ostrea thirsae" |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified sandstone |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 80367 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Miller, P. Wagner | Enterer: | J. Sessa, P. Wagner |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-04-15 18:04:05 | Last modified: | 2018-05-13 15:12:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-04-15 18:04:05 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 124. | L. D. Toulmin. 1977. Stratigraphic Distribution of Paleocene and Eocene Fossils in the Eastern Gulf Coast Region. Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 13(1):1-602 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 83571 | R. Guardado, R. Lockwood, L. Wingard and P. Wagner. 2021. Phylogenetics of Crassattella. [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
| 34008 | L. C. Ivany, C. Pietsch, J. C. Handley, R. Lockwood, W. D. Allmon and J. A. Sessa. 2018. Little lasting impact of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on shallow marine mollusk faunas. Science Advances [J. Sessa/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] | |
| 29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] | |
| 28506 | J. A. Sessa, M. E. Patzkowsky, and T. J. Bralower. 2009. Impact of lithification on the diversity, size distribution, and recovery dynamics of marine invertebrate assemblages. Geology 37(2):115-118 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |