| Abstract: | Pulvinites lawrencei n.sp. is described from the upper Paleocene (Landenian Stage) Paspotansa Member of the Aquia Formation in Stafford County, Virginia. This is the first report of a member of the pteriacean family Pulvinitidae in the Tertiary on either side of the Atlantic, the only other post-Mesozoic records of Pulvinites being in the Paleocene of California and the present-day Pacific off southeast Australia. The stratigraphic setting and co-occurring molluscan assemblage of the new species indicate shallow-shelf, open-marine conditions with near normal salinities. -Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Ward, L. W.; Waller, T. R. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A new species of Pulvinites (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the upper Paleocene Paspotansa Member of the Aquia Formation in Virginia ( USA).; 1988; Article; Journal; Journal of Paleontology; Ward, L. W.; Waller, T. R. |
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| Citation Volume: | 62 |
| Citation Year: | 1988 |
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| Text: | A new species of Pulvinites (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the upper Paleocene Paspotansa Member of the Aquia Formation in Virginia ( USA).; 1988; Article; Journal; Journal of Paleontology; Ward, L. W.; Waller, T. R. |
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| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00 -0600 |
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