AMo-4 Gosport: Bartonian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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? Eodrilla lonsdalei
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Endopachys maclurii
(Lea 1833)
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10 specimens | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Platytrochus stokesi
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana coelata
(Hinds 1843)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula magnifica
Conrad 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) magnifica | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Crassostrea alabamiensis
(Lea 1833)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Pteria limula
Conrad 1833
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula filamentosa
(Conrad 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris trigonella
(Conrad 1833)
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40 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Pectunculus trigonella | ||||||||||
16 Glycymeris trigonella minor | ||||||||||
Glycymeris staminea
Conrad 1833
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24 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia parva
Lea 1833
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6 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Venericardia (Pleuromeris) parva | ||||||||||
Venericardia alticostata
(Conrad 1833)
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20 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata | ||||||||||
Venericardia rotunda
Lea 1833
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91 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda | ||||||||||
Venericardia claiboplata
Conrad 1848
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12 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Venericardia carolinensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Lirodiscus tellinoides
(Conrad 1833)
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10 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Astarte tellinoides | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Bathytormus protextus
(Conrad 1832)
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21 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Bathytormus protexta | ||||||||||
Crassatella alta
Conrad 1855
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4 specimens | |||||||||
synonym of Crassatella uvasana | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula parilis
Conrad 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callista aldrichi
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Callista perovata
(Conrad 1833)
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17 specimens | |||||||||
Grateloupia hydana
(Conrad 1865)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Cytheriopsis hydana | ||||||||||
Callista aequorea
Conrad 1833
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145 specimens | |||||||||
Callista mortoni
Conrad 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Costacallista mortoni | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta ungulina
Conrad 1833
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28 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Erycinidae
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Mactropsis aequorea
(Conrad 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Erycina aequorea | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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cf. Caestocorbula murchisonii
(Lea 1833)
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25 specimens | |||||||||
Caryocorbula alabamiensis
(Lea 1833)
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31 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Linga pomilia
Conrad 1833
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4 specimens | |||||||||
2 Linga pomilia alveata | ||||||||||
Eomiltha pandata
(Conrad 1833)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium thalloides
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24 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa galba
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica alveata
(Conrad 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula lirata
Conrad 1833
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12 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Cyclostremiscus exacuus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus velatus
(Conrad 1833)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Calyptraphorus velata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Conomitra fusoides
(Lea 1833)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Bullata semen
Lea 1833
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Caricella pyruloides
Conrad 1832
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Athleta sayanus
Conrad 1833
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olivellidae
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Agaronia alabamensis
Conrad 1833
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25 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla staminea
Conrad 1832
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus trabeatus
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Bullia altilis
(Conrad 1832)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Bullia altilis subglobosa | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Buccitriton sagenum
(Conrad 1833)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Penion delabechii
(Lea 1833)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Sinum bilix
(Conrad 1833)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Euspira aldrichi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Neverita limula
(Conrad 1833)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Siliquariidae
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Tenagodus vitis
(Conrad 1835)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella carinata
Lea 1833
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15 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Haustator carinata | ||||||||||
Mesalia vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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51 specimens | |||||||||
Turritella ghigna
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Turritella obruta
Conrad 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Tetraodontiformes
- Diodontidae
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Progymnodon hilgendorphi
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Abdounia minutissima
(Winkler 1874)
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Sphyrnidae
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Negaprion gilmorei
(Leriche 1942)
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Sphyrna gilmorei | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Galeocerdidae
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Galeocerdo clarkensis
White 1956
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Galeocerdo eaglesomei
White 1926
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Carcharhinus mancinae
Ebersole et al. 2019
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Pseudabdounia recticona
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Scoliodon conecuhensis
Cappetta and Case 2016
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Macrorhizodus praecursor
(Leriche 1905)
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspididae indet.
Müller and Henle 1839
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Jaekelotodus robustus
(Leriche 1905)
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Jaekelotodus robusta | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Mitsukurinidae
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Striatolamia macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 32 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Pristidae
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Pristis sp.
Linck 1790
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Myliobatidae indet.
Bonaparte 1838
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 22 specimens | ||||||||
Myliobatis sp.
Cuvier 1816
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
sp. 2 | ||||||||||
Rhinoptera sp.
Cuvier 1829
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Aetobatidae
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Aetobatis sp.
(Blainville 1816)
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Ebersole et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Aetobatus | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Monroe |
Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 87.6° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 32.1° North, 78.7° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Bartonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
Key time interval: | Bartonian | ||
Age range of interval: | 41.30000 - 38.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Claiborne | Formation: | Gosport Sand | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: None. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | glauconitic unlithified sandy sandstone |
Lithology description: None. | |
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: | 81278 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Miller, M. Uhen | Enterer: | J. Sessa, M. Uhen |
Modifier: | U. Smith | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2008-06-16 07:13:29 | Last modified: | 2010-10-15 00:32:13 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-06-16 07:13:29 |
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:
71232 | J. A. Ebersole, D. J. Cicimurri, and G. L. Stringer. 2019. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths. European Journal of Taxonomy 585:1-274 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |