Spence Farm [Yellow River Fm]: Late Miocene, Florida
collected by Scolaro 1964
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Membraniporidae
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Discoporella umbellata
(Defrance 1823)
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| SUBSPECIES: Discoporella umbellata depressa | ||||||||||
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Cupuladria biporosa
Canu and Bassler 1923
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Walton |
| Coordinates: | 30.6° North, 86.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.8° North, 84.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63 - 5.333 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Yellow River | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Yellow River, for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed AGE: Late Miocene, on the basis of antiquated bivalve biostratigraphic zones (see Mansfield, 1929, 1932). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | siltstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Fine-grained (clay to silt). LITHIFICATION: Not stated in text. | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | USNM | ||
| Collectors: | Scolaro | Collection dates: | 1964 |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: R. Scolaro, 1964. REPOSITORY: USNM. | |||
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to bryozoa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with species-level nomenclature. | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 90572 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-08-06 19:43:17 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-08-06 19:43:17 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 30470. | R. J. Scolaro. 1970. Note on Miocene Bryozoa from northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(2):93-98 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |