M 474: Thanetian, Louisiana
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella mortoni
Conrad 1830
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni | ||||||||||
| Turritella mortoni postmortoni | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes alabamensis
(Aldrich 1895)
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea cf. compressirostra
Say 1824
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callista (? Macrocallista) sp.
(Meek 1876)
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| original and current combination Macrocallista | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Venericor) densata
(Conrad 1845)
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Barry and LeBlanc 1942 | |||||||||
| Venericardia (Venericor) densata pendletonensis | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Louisiana | County: | Sabine |
| Coordinates: | 31.6° North, 93.4° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.1° North, 76.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Pendleton Ferry |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Lithology description: Fossils collected from calcareous silty boulders on surface (Barry & LeBlanc 1942). | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | LGS 48 | ||
| Database number: | 98910 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Eccles |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-10-22 20:00:06 | Last modified: | 2012-02-02 10:22:18 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2015-10-22 20:00:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11845. | K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 35012 | J. O. Barry and R. J. LeBlanc. 1942. Lower Eocene Faunal Units of Lousiana. Geological Bulletin of the state of Louisiana Dept. of Conservation (23)1-208 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles/L. Eccles] | |
| 11846 | K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1966. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusks of the Southern and Eastern United States Part II. Gastropoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:471-1057 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Sessa] |