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AWi-37 , Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)32.1228,-87.2608
Co-ordinates Derivationnot explained
Given LocationAlabama, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
AWi-35 (Porters Creek)Toulmin L. D. (1977)Porters Creek - lowerLocal section name: AWi-35
Lower Porters Creek=Danian (JAS 14Oct2010)
"shale"66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
AWi-37 (Clayton Fm)Toulmin L. D. (1977)Clayton - Pine Barrenlocal section name: AWi-37"limestone"66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
AWi-8 (Porters Creek)Toulmin L. D. (1977)Porters Creek - lowerLocal section name: AWi-8
Lower Porters Creek=Danian (JAS 14Oct2010)
claystone66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
M. Till farm, north of BraggsDenton R. K., Dobie J. L., et al (1997)Midway - Clayton - Pine Barren Sand"limestone"66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Pine Barren CreekRathbun M. J. (1935)Midwaynot reported66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Rotularia sp.
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Rotularia66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Dromiopsis americana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Majidae : Dromiopsis : Dromiopsis americana66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Enoploclytia tumimanus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Erymidae : Enoploclytia : Enoploclytia tumimanus66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Paraverrucoides alabamensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palaeoxanthopsidae : Paraverrucoides : Paraverrucoides alabamensis66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Xanthilites alabamensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Tumidocarcinidae : Xanthilites : Xanthilites alabamensis66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Xanthidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Vertebrata
subphylum
Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Hyposaurus rogersii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Hyposaurus : Hyposaurus rogersii66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Flabellum conoideum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum conoideum66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Oculina smithi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Oculina : Oculina smithi66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Cucullaea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Glycymeris idonea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris idonea66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia : Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Venericardia (Venericor) mediaplata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) mediaplata66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Crassatella aquiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatella aquiana66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Jupiteria sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Jupiteria66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Ostrea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Ostrea crenulimarginata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea crenulimarginata66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Pitar sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Hercoglossa ulrichi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Hercoglossa : Hercoglossa ulrichi66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Pseudoliva sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Orthosurcula sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Orthosurcula66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Athleta (Volutocorbis) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta (Volutocorbis)66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Euspira sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Euspira66 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Calyptraphorus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Calyptraphorus66 - 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

Rathbun M. J. (1935) Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, Geological Society of America Special Paper 2, 1-160
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
Denton R. K., Dobie J. L., et al (1997) The marine crocodilian Hyposaurus in North America, Ancient marine reptiles, 375-397
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