Richardson Road Shell Mine (Pliocene of the United States)

Also known as ETE Locality 1587, Richardson Road Shell Mine,

Where: Sarasota County, Florida (27.3° N, 82.5° W: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 81.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Upper Pinecrest Beds Member (Tamiami Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: .

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• corals present, lagoonal
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

•mixed sandstones and limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 478, 483, 479, 480, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: S. D. Emslie and G. S. Morgan. 1994. A catastrophic death assemblage and paleoclimatic implications of Pliocene seabirds of Florida. Science 264:684-684 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 22712: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 29.05.2001, edited by Richard Hulbert

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
cf. Jenkinsia sp.2, Opisthomena oglimum2, Epinephalus sp.2, Euclinostomus gula2, Euclinostomus sp.2, Sciaenopus ocellatus2, Stellifer lanceolatus2, Liquidamber sp.2, Sagitteria sp.2, Umbeliferae indet.2
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodium sp.2
Taxodium sp.2 Richard 1810 cypress
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp.2
Pinus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 pine
 Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopitys sp.2
Sciadopitys sp.2 Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
Angiospermae
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp.2
Ulmus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp.2, Castanea sp.2
Quercus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 oak
Castanea sp.2 Miller 1754 chestnut
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica sp.2
Myrica sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya sp.2, Carya sp.2
Pterocarya sp.2 Kunth 1824 wingnut
Carya sp.2 Nuttall 1818 hickory
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Corylus sp.2, Alnus sp.2
Corylus sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 hazel
Alnus sp.2 Miller 1754 alder
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae indet.2
Ericaceae indet.2 Jussieu 1789 heather
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae2
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae2 Barnhart 1895 true grass
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.2
Cyperaceae indet.2 Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Asterales - Asteraceae
"Compositae indet." = Asteraceae2
"Compositae indet." = Asteraceae2 Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp.2
Ilex sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp.2
Nyssa sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
Actinopteri
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupeidae indet.2, Alosa sp.2, Sardinella sp.2, Harengula sp.2
Clupeidae indet.2 Cuvier 1817 herring
Alosa sp.2 Linck 1790 herring
Sardinella sp.2 Cuvier and Valenciennes 1847 herring
Harengula sp.2 Cuvier and Valenciennes herring
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius felis2
Arius felis2 Ariid catfish
 Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Synodus sp., Synodus cf. foetens2
Synodus sp. Scopoli 1777
 Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
Opsanus sp.2
Opsanus sp.2 Rafinesque 1818 toadfish
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Caranx sp.2
Caranx sp.2 Lacépède 1802
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Bothidae indet.2
Bothidae indet.2 flatfish
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
Belonidae indet.2
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Atherinidae indet.2
Atherinidae indet.2 silverside
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil sp., Mugil sp.2
Mugil sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mugil sp.2 Linnaeus 1758
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae indet.2
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Ophidion sp.2
Ophidion sp.2 Linnaeus 1758
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Micropogonias sp.2, Equetus sp.2, Leiostomus xanthurus2, Cynoscion sp.2
Micropogonias sp.2 Bonaparte 1831
Equetus sp.2 Rafinesque 1815
Cynoscion sp.2 Gill 1861
 Perciformes -
Menticirrhus sp.2, Bairdiella chrysoura2
Menticirrhus sp.2 Gill 1861 perch-like fish
Bairdiella chrysoura2 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Archosargus probatocephalus2
Archosargus probatocephalus2 Walbaum 1792 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Diplectrum formosum2
 Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Lactophrys sp.2
Lactophrys sp.2 Swainson 1839
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontidae indet.2
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Pogonias cromis2
Pogonias cromis2 Cope 1869 black drum
 Labriformes - Labridae
Halichoeres sp.2, Lachnolaimus maximus2
Halichoeres sp.2 Rüppell 1835
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
Orthopristis chrysopterus2, Haemulon sp.2
Haemulon sp.2 Cuvier 1829
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Prionotus sp.
Prionotus sp. Lacépède 1802 sea robin
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
Physeterula sp.
Physeterula sp. Van Beneden 1877 sperm whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet.
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
sp. 1, 2, 3; ETE occurrence; species: Delphinidae
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Megaptera sp.
Megaptera sp. Gray 1846 humpback whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaenidae indet.
Balaenidae indet. Gray 1821 right whale
ETE occurrence; species: Balaenidae
 Cetacea -
"Balaenoptera floridana" = Balaena cortesii
"Balaenoptera floridana" = Balaena cortesii Fischer 1829 whale
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Podicipedidae
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Callophoca obscura
Callophoca obscura Van Beneden 1876 seal
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Trichechodon huxleyi
Trichechodon huxleyi Lindsay et al. 2016 rodent
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Dugongidae indet.
Dugongidae indet. Gray 1821 dugong
ETE occurrence; species: Dugongidae
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra sp.
Recurvirostra sp. Linnaeus 1758 avocet
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp., Larus perpetuus n. sp.1, Larus lacus n. sp.1
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus perpetuus n. sp.1 Emslie 1995 gull
Larus lacus n. sp.1 Emslie 1995 gull
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Calidris cf. albus, Calidris cf. canutus
Calidris cf. canutus Linnaeus 1758 red knot
 Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae
Stercorarius sp.
Stercorarius sp. Brisson 1760 skua
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
"Anabernicula cf. minuscula" = Branta minuscula1, Anabernicula sp.
"Anabernicula cf. minuscula" = Branta minuscula1 Wetmore 1924 goose
Anabernicula sp. Ross 1935 dabbling duck
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps sp.1, Podilymbus podiceps1
Podiceps sp.1 Latham 1787 grebe
Podilymbus podiceps1 Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Egretta sp.
Egretta sp. Forster 1817 egret
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax filyawi n. sp.1
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax filyawi n. sp.1 Emslie 1995 cormorant
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus brevipinna2, Carcharhinus limbatus2, Negaprion brevirostris2
Carcharhinus limbatus2 requiem shark
Negaprion brevirostris2 Poey 1868 lemon shark
 Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae
Rhinoptera bonasus2
Rhinoptera bonasus2 cownose ray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Perna conradi2
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula cf. fornicata2
Crepidula cf. fornicata2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
1Emslie 1995; 2Emslie et al. 1996