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Chesapeake - Saint Marys - Little Cove Point, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Group | Chesapeake |
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Formation | Saint Marys |
Member | Little Cove Point |
Age: | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Tortonian |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Portobello Point | St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA | Chesapeake - Saint Marys - Little Cove Point |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Chesapeake - Saint Marys - Windmill Point | 11.6 - 7.25 Ma Miocene | claystone, sandstone | 106 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Panopea goldfussii species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : Panopea : Panopea goldfussii | 11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
Dosinia acetabulum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia acetabulum | 11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
Mercenaria cuneata species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Mercenaria : Mercenaria cuneata | 11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta | 11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
Mariacolpus plebeia species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Mariacolpus : Mariacolpus plebeia | 11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
References
Ward L. W. (1992) Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America, Virginia Museum of Natural History 2 |
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!