Petuch / Drolshagen Molluscan Paleontology of the Chesapeake Miocene

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1160-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten

The Chesapeake Miocene will always be considered a paleontological treasure. Given the richness and accessibility of the Maryland and Virginia Miocene shell beds, it seems remarkable that very few people have ever described new species from these strata over the past 185 years. Until now. Integrating elements from paleontology, geology, environmental science, and ecology, Molluscan Paleontology of the Chesapeake Miocene assembles previous research and the authors’ experience into a synoptic field guide.

The most complete compendium of Miocene species created since 1904, this long-awaited resource lists nearly 500 species. It contains illustrations of 260 species, including more than 60 not found in any previous book and 26 newly discovered. It describes Chesapeake molluscan faunas in terms of local geology, paleoceanography, and marine paleobiology. Organized by stratigraphic geology, the book covers fossils of the Eastover, St Mary’s, Choptank, and Calvert Formations. It illustrates 24 collecting sites and fossil exposures, showing details of in situ specimens, along with maps of 4 Miocene paleoseas and detailed stratigraphic columns for Maryland and northern Virginia. The text is accompanied by a CD-ROM with color illustrations of the forty known species of ecphora shells. Armed with these, you should be able to identify the species found in the amazingly rich shell beds of the Chesapeake Bay area.

Zielgruppe

Paleontologists, geologists, paleoceanographers, paleoecologists, evolutionary biologists, and ecologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petuch, Edward J.

Drolshagen, Mardie

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Weichtiere (Mollusca)
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Miocene Seas of the Chesapeake Bay Area
The Salisbury Sea
The Calvert Subsea and Its Environments
The Patuxent Subsea and Its Environments
The St. Mary's Subsea and Its Environments
The Albemarle Sea
The Rappahannock Subsea and Its Environments
Miocene Marine Biogeography

Geologic Framework of the Maryland and Virginia Miocene
The Calvert Formation and Its Members
The Choptank Formation and Its Members
The St. Mary's Formation and Its Members
The Eastover Formation and Its Members

Ecphoras of the Maryland and Virginia Miocene
Evolutionary Patterns of the Ecphoras
Ecology of the Ecphoras
Ecphora Biostratigraphy

Fossils of the Calvert Formation
Shells of the Fairhaven Member
Shells of the Plum Point Member
Shells of the Calvert Beach Member
Systematic List of Calvert Mollusks
Calvert Formation

Fossils of the Choptank Formation
Shells of the St. Leonard Member
Shells of the Drumcliff Member
Shells of the Boston Cliffs Member
Systematic List of Choptank Mollusks
Choptank Formation

Fossils of the St. Mary's Formation
Shells of the Conoy Member
Shells of the Little Cove Point Member
Shells of the Windmill Point Member
Shells of the Chancellor Point Sandstone
Systematic List of St. Mary's Mollusks
St. Mary's Formation

Fossils of the Eastover Formation
Shells of the Claremont Manor Member
Shells of the Cobham Bay Member
Systematic List of Eastover Mollusks
Eastover Formation
References

Systematic Appendix: Descriptions of New Species, Subspecies, and Genera
New Species and Subspecies
New Genera
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Authors Edward J. Petuch and Mardie Drolshagen are professors in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.