Where: Beaufort County, North Carolina (35.4° N, 76.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 73.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pungo River Formation, Aquitanian to Aquitanian (23.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• Age after Ward 2008.
Environment/lithology: marine; carbonate
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: salvage, surface (float),
Primary reference: J. R. Boreske, L. Goldberg, and B. Cameron. 1972. A reworked cetacean with clam borings: Miocene of North Carolina. Journal of Paleontology 46(1):130-139 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48887: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.04.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bacillariophyceae | |
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Clavicula | |
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Trilobita | |
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Dictyocha fibua1, Dictyocha rhombica1, Dictyocha "a"1, Dictyocha "b"1, Cannopilus binoculus1, Cannopilus haeckelii1, Cannopilus hemisphaericus1, Cannopilus sphaericus1, Cannopilus triommata1, Cannopilus "a"1, Cannopilus "b"1, Halicalyptra picassoi1, Corbisema tracantha1, "Distephanus stauracanthus" = Stephanocha1, Distephanus crux1, Distephanus speculum1, Mesocena cf. elliptica1
Dictyocha "a"1 Ehrenberg 1837
Dictyocha "b"1 Ehrenberg 1837
Cannopilus "a"1 Haeckel 1887
Cannopilus "b"1 Haeckel 1887
"Distephanus stauracanthus" = Stephanocha1
Distephanus crux1 Ehrenberg 1840 | |
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Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus1, Coscinodiscus lewisianus1, Coscinodiscus monicae1, Coscinodiscus nitidus1, Coscinodiscus nodulifer1, Coscinodiscus oculus1, Coscinodiscus plicatus1, Coscinodiscus praeyabei1, Coscinodiscus stellaris1, Coscinodiscus asteromphalus1, Coscinodiscus vetustissimus1, Coscinodiscus perforatus1, Coscinodiscus apiculatus1, Coscinodiscus rothii1, Coscinodiscus curvatulus1, Coscinodiscus marginatus1
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Goniothecium rogersii1, Xanthiopyxis sp.1, Rouxia californica1, Rouxia diploneides1, Rouxia naviculoides1, Rouxia yabei1, Liradiscus bipolaris1, Liradiscus asperulus1, Liradiscus ovalis1
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Delphineis angustata1, Delphineis lineata1, Delphineis novaecaesaraea1, Delphineis ovata1, Delphineis penelliptica1, Sceptroneis grandis1, Rhaphoneis affinis1, Rhaphoneis biseriata1, Rhaphoneis elegans1, Rhaphoneis gemmifera1, Rhaphoneis paralis1, Rhaphoneis rhombica1
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Denticula hustedtii1, Denticula lauta1, Denticula nicobarica1, Denticula norwegica1, Denticula punctata1, Nitzschia "b"1
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Mediophyceae | |
Hemiaulus | |
Hemiaulus cf. polymorphus1 Grunow 1884 | |
Biddulphia | |
Biddulphia aurita1 Kützing 1930 | |
Macrora | |
Mediaria | |
Stephanogonia actinoptychus | |
Stephanogonia actinoptychus1 Ehrenberg 1845 | |
Dossetia | |
Dossetia hyalina1 Andrews 1976 | |
Pleurosigma | |
Pleurosigma affine marylandica1 Gunrow 1880 | |
Periptera tetracladia | |
Periptera tetracladia1 Ehrenberg 1845 | |
Cymatogonia | |
Foraminifera | |
Siphogenerina sp.7 Schlumberger 1882 | |
Bolivina pungoensis7 Gibson 1983 | |
Cassigerinella chipolensis7 Cushman and Ponton 1932 | |
Bolivinopsis fairhavenensis7 Gibson 1983 | |
Globigerinita glutinata ambitacrena7 Loeblich and Tappan 1957 | |
"Globorotalia scitula" = Globorotalia (Hirsutella) scitula7
"Globorotalia scitula" = Globorotalia (Hirsutella) scitula7 Brady 1882 | |
Globigerina cf. anguliofficinalis7 Blow 1967
Globigerina euapertura7 Jenkins 1960
Globigerina woodi woodi7 Jenkins 1971 | |
Chondrichthyes | |
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? Rhizoprionodon sp.12, Negaprion brevirostris12, Triaenodon obesus12, "Galeocerdo contortus" = Physogaleus contortus12, Carcharhinus perezi12, Carcharhinus brachyurus12, Carcharhinus leucas12, Carcharhinus falciformis12, Carcharhinus plumbeus12
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Carcharodon subauriculatus12 Agassiz 1839 white shark units 4-5, lower and middle part of the Pungo River Fm.
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"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon12
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon12 Agassiz 1835 megalodon units 4-6, upper part of the Pungo River Fm. Also studied in Pimiento and Balk
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"Delphinodon dividum" = Brevirostrodelphis dividum13, "aff. Lophocetus pappus" = Liolithax pappus13, aff. Atocetus sp.13, Delphinodon cf. mento13
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"Squalodon tiedemani" = Ankylorhiza tiedemani Allen 1887 toothed whale found in the Yorktown Formation, but thought to be reworked from the Pungo River
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Actinopteri | |
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Sarda aff. sarda12 Bloch 1791
Thunnus sp.12 South 1845 | |
Hemirhabdorhynchus sp.12 Casier 1946 | |
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Megalops cf. atlanticus12 Valenciennes 1847 | |
Bivalvia | |
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Gastropoda | |
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Cephalopoda | |
Aturia sp.6 Bronn 1838 | |
Thecostraca | |
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