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Trask Farm , Pender County, North Carolina, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	34.435,-77.8881
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	North Carolina, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Pender County, North Carolina, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Trask Farm (Castle Hayne LS, N. Carolina)	Kier P. M. (1980)	Castle Hayne		wackestone	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
USGS 779, 7794 - Lanes Ferry [Castle Hayne Limestone]	Kier P. M. (1980)	Castle Hayne	LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS: Castle Hayne Limestone. AGE: Eocene, according to Miller (1947); Bartonian, according to Kier (1980). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in section.	wackestone	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Terebratulina lachryma species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Terebratulina : *Terebratulina lachryma*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Plicatoria wilmingtonensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Plicatoria : *Plicatoria wilmingtonensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Rhyncholampas carolinensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Cassidulidae : Rhyncholampas : *Rhyncholampas carolinensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Rhynchopygus sp. genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Faujasiidae : *Rhynchopygus*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Periarchus lyelli species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Periarchus : *Periarchus lyelli*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Echinolampas appendiculata species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinolampadoida : Echinolampadidae : Echinolampas : *Echinolampas appendiculata*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Linthia wilmingtonensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Linthia : *Linthia wilmingtonensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Arca sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Arca*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Crassatella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : *Crassatella*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Lucina sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Lucina*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Gigantostrea trigonalis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gigantostrea : *Gigantostrea trigonalis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cubitostrea sellaeformis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : *Cubitostrea sellaeformis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Chlamys sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Chlamys*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Spondylus lamellacea species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : *Spondylus lamellacea*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Pecchiolia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyida : Verticordiidae : *Pecchiolia*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Meiocardia carolinae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Glossidae : Meiocardia : *Meiocardia carolinae*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Pitaria sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : *Pitaria*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Aturia alabamensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : *Aturia alabamensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Eutrephoceras carolinensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : *Eutrephoceras carolinensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Ptychosalpinx sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Ptychosalpinx*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Conus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : *Conus*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Marginella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Marginellidae : *Marginella*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Mitra sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mitridae : *Mitra*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Caricella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Caricella*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Scaphella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Scaphella*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cassis sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Cassis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Phalium sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Phalium*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cypraea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : *Cypraea*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Diodora penderensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Diodora : *Diodora penderensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Xenophora sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : *Xenophora*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Tenagodus vitis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Siliquariidae : Tenagodus : *Tenagodus vitis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Turritella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Bactronella incrustans species	Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Lithonida : Minchinellidae : Bactronella : *Bactronella incrustans*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene

References

Kellum L.B. (1926) Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the Castle Hayne and Trent Marls in North Carolina, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 143, 1-56

Miller A. K. (1947) Tertiary nautiloids of the Americas, Geological Society of America Memoir 23, 1-234

Kier P. M. (1980) The Echinoids of the Middle Eocene Warley Hill Formation, Santee Limestone, and Castle Hayne Limestone of North and South Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 39, 1-102

Cooper G. A. (1988) Some Tertiary Brachiopods of the East Coast of the United States, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 64, 1-27

Finks R. M., Hollocher K., et al (2011) A major Eocene sponge fauna (Castle Hayne Formation, North Carolina), Journal of the Carolina Academy of Science 127 2, 39-175

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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