Jablonski & Raup Locality 140 (Cretaceous of Mexico)

Where: Mexico (25.5° N, 102.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.2° N, 82.0° W)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1356: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: old m-140, vetted by DJ in 1991
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862 clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna laqueata Conrad 1858 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Aphrodina tippana venus clam