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Jackson - Yazoo Clay - Tullos, USA

GroupJackson
FormationYazoo Clay
MemberTullos
Age:38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
IntervalPriabonian
Lithologymarl
Number of Collections6
Number of Occurrences67

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
PRI 2257Hinds County, Mississippi, USAJackson - Yazoo Clay - Tullos
PRI 1118Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USAJackson - Yazoo Clay - Tullos
PRI 2763Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USAJackson - Yazoo Clay - Tullos
PRI 745Angelina County, Texas, USAJackson - Yazoo Clay - Tullos
PRI 10Grant Parish, Louisiana, USAJackson - Yazoo Clay - Tullos

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Claiborne - Cook Mountain41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
claystone, "limestone", sandstone, marl, not reported/marl1155
Jackson37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
marl, claystone, sandstone, mudstone, "limestone"382
Jackson - Moodys Branch37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
sandstone, siltstone, marl, "shale", "limestone", claystone, "siliciclastic", marl/sandstone1399
Jackson - Yazoo - Tullos38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
claystone/"limestone", marl179

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Barbatia ludoviciana
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : Barbatia ludoviciana38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Venericardia (Venericor) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor)38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bathytormus clarkensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Bathytormus : Bathytormus clarkensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Nucula (Nucula) magnifica
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) magnifica38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Verticordia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Verticordiidae : Verticordia38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pitar securiformis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar securiformis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lithophysema sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Lithophysema38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Abderospira oviformis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Abderospira : Abderospira oviformis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Retusa jacksonensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Retusidae : Retusa : Retusa jacksonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pseudotoma heilprini
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Pseudotoma : Pseudotoma heilprini38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pseudoliva vestusa
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva : Pseudoliva vestusa38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Coptostoma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Coptostoma38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Conomitra sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutomitridae : Conomitra38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Clavilithes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Clavilithes38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Latirus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Latirus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tritonatractus pearlensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Tritonatractus : Tritonatractus pearlensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Hexaplex : Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Athleta symmetricus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta symmetricus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Caricella subangulata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Caricella : Caricella subangulata38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Umbraculum sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Umbraculida : Umbraculidae : Umbraculum38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Calyptraea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Trochita : Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Capulus americanus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : Capulus : Capulus americanus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cypraeorbis ventripotens
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Cypraeorbis : Cypraeorbis ventripotens38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Sulcocypraea healeyi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Sulcocypraea : Sulcocypraea healeyi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Cirsotrema : Cirsotrema (Coroniscala)38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Euspira jacksonensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira jacksonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Natica permunda
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica : Natica permunda38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Polinices weisbordi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices weisbordi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Jenneria (Projenneria) ludoviciana
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae : Projenneria : Jenneria (Projenneria) ludoviciana38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Calyptraphorus stamineus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Calyptraphorus : Calyptraphorus stamineus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Ectinochilus (Vaderos) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Rimella : Ectinochilus (Vaderos)38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Platyoptera sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Platyoptera38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cerithiella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Newtoniellidae : Cerithiella38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Haustator perdita
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : Haustator perdita38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Kapalmerella arenicola
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : Kapalmerella arenicola38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Turritella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Antalis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Antalis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cadulus jacksonensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Gadilida : Gadilidae : Cadulus : Cadulus jacksonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

References

Harris G. D., Palmer K. V. (1946) Jackson Eocene mollusks, Bulletins of American Paleontology 30
Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965) Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda, Bulletins of American Paleontology 48, 1-471
Dockery D. T. (1980) Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area, Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122
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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