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Naheola - Coal Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

FormationNaheola
MemberCoal Bluff
Age:66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
IntervalPaleocene
Lithologysandstone, siltstone
Number of Collections4
Number of Occurrences33

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
AWi-29 Wilcox County, Alabama, USANaheola - Coal Bluff
AWi-25 Wilcox County, Alabama, USANaheola - Coal Bluff

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Clayton - Pine Barren66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
siltstone, "limestone", packstone, sandstone78
Naheola - Oak Hill66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
marl, siltstone10
Porters Creek - lower66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
shale, claystone, siltstone, sandstone121

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Flabellum conoideum
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum conoideum66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Gitolampas sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Neolampadidae : Gitolampas66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Cucullaea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Glycymeris idonea
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris idonea66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Lirodiscus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Lirodiscus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia : Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Crassatella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Nucula (Nucula) mediavia
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) mediavia66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Ostrea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Ostrea crenulimarginata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea crenulimarginata66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Anomia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Pitar sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Athleta (Volutocorbis) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta (Volutocorbis)66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Scaphella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Scaphella66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Balcis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eulimidae : Balcis66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Natica sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Polinices eminulus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices eminulus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Calyptraphorus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Calyptraphorus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Mesalia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Mesalia alabamiensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Mesalia : Mesalia alabamiensis66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Turritella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Dentalium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene

References

Toulmin L. D. (1977) Stratigraphic Distribution of Paleocene and Eocene Fossils in the Eastern Gulf Coast Region, Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 13 1, 1-602
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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