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AWi-5, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)31.983,-87.218
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationAlabama, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
AWi-5, west of J. Lee Long BridgeToulmin L. D. (1977)Clayton - McBryde LimestoneMid-Danian age for McBryde Limestone, based on planktonic foraminifera of zone P1c (or P1b to P1c) and calcareous nannofossil zone NP3 (Mancini, 1984; Schulte & Speijer, 2009).chalk66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Rotularia sp.
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Rotularia66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Conopeum sp.
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Electridae : Conopeum66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Vertebrata
subphylum
Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Flabellum conoideum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum conoideum66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Cucullaea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia : Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Ostrea pulaskensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea pulaskensis66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Spondylus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Teredo sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Teredinidae : Teredo66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Hercoglossa ulrichi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Hercoglossa : Hercoglossa ulrichi66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Levifusus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Echinofulguridae : Levifusus66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Scaphella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Scaphella66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Mesalia alabamiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Mesalia : Mesalia alabamiensis66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Turritella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Dentalium sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium66 - 61.6 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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