Clapp Creek, Kingstree [Williamsburg Fm.]: Late Paleocene, South Carolina
collected by B. R. Erickson 1984
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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| 14 specimens | ||||||||||
| coprolite | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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"Macrobaenidae" indet.
(Sukhanov 1964)
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Gentry et al. 2023 | |||||||||
| formerly Osteopygis emarginatus | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Carolina | County: | Williamsburg |
| Coordinates: | 33.7° North, 79.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.5° North, 52.7° West (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Late Paleocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.24 - 56 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Black Mingo | Formation: | Williamsburg |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,black lithified not reported | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | trace,coprolite |
| Degree of concentration: | -multiple events |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | few |
| Size sorting: | very well |
| Fragmentation: | none |
| Bioerosion: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | sieve,field collection,survey of museum collection | ||
| Collection size: | 14 | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | B. R. Erickson | Collection dates: | Winter 1984 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 150578 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, M. Carrano | Enterer: | T. Fabian, M. Uhen, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | freshwater |
| Created: | 2013-09-10 15:02:34 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-09-10 15:02:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 48151. | G. T. Sawyer. 1998. Coprolites of the Black Mingo Group (Paleocene) of the South Carolina. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 88(4):221-228 [M. Uhen/T. Fabian] |
Secondary references:
| 82442 | A. D. Gentry, C. R. Kiernan, and J. F. Parham. 2023. A large non-marine turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama and a review of North American “macrobaenids”. The Anatomical Record 306(6):1411-1430 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/M. Carrano] | |
| 68976 | D. R. Schwimmer, A. E. Sanders, B. R. Erickson and R. E. Weems. 2015. A Late Cretaceous dinosaur and reptile assemblage from South Carolina, USA. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 105(2):1-157 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |