South of Cove Point Wharf: Miocene, Maryland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus concavus Bronn 1831
recombined as Concavus concavus
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis ensiformis (Conrad 1843)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella plebeia Say 1824
recombined as Mariacolpus plebeia
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa marylandica Martin 1904
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Lagodon sp. Holbrook 1855
It is unlikely to be L. rhomboides, as the fossil is from the Meiocene, but there are only four teeth to work with, so giving a specific name would be improper.
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Maryland County:Calvert
Coordinates: 38.4° North, 76.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.6° North, 73.3° West
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5-6
Key time interval:Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chesapeake Formation:St. Mary's
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:125939
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Shalap
Modifier:M. Uhen
Created:2012-03-27 03:53:04 Last modified:2012-03-27 13:48:42
Access level:the public Released:2012-03-27 03:53:04
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
40882. C. T. Berry. 1932. Some Miocene teeth belonging to the genus Lagodon. American Journal of Science 24(142):303-305 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Shalap]