Popes Creek south, Zone 12-13 (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Charles County, Maryland (38.4° N, 77.0° W: paleocoordinates 38.6° N, 73.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Plum Point Member (Calvert Formation), Langhian (16.0 - 13.7 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandy claystone
• sparse molluscs, low in diversity; subtropical environment in embayment and dry onshore; area not far from shore
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Reposited in the USNM
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: M. D. Uhen. 2007. USNM Chesapeake Group Cetacean Collection Data. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 71809: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.05.2007