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First record of a fossil coral (Anthozoa) from Pleistocene deposits at Terra Ceia, North Carolina

Heads, Sam; Taylor, Steven J.

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Title
First record of a fossil coral (Anthozoa) from Pleistocene deposits at Terra Ceia, North Carolina
Author(s)
  • Heads, Sam
  • Taylor, Steven J.
Issue Date
2022-12-20
Keyword(s)
  • Cnidaria
  • Zoantharia
  • Faviina
  • Faviicae
  • Quaternary
  • North Carolina Coastal Plain
Abstract
A fossil coral of the genus Solenastrea Milne Edwards & Haime (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae) is reported from Pleistocene deposits exposed near the town of Terra Ceia in Beaufort County, North Carolina. The specimen is similar in gross and corallite morphology to Solenastrea hyades (Dana) which is common in Neogene and Quaternary sediments of North Carolina, but has been altered by vadose diagenesis, making confident assignment to species challenging. The specimen is the first coral recovered from the Terra Ceia locality which has, up to now, yielded only mollusks.
Series/Report Name or Number
Kentiana Number 2
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/j.kentiana.n2.1160
Copyright and License Information
  • Copyright 2022 Sam Heads, Steven J. Taylor
  • This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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