A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USA
The fossil crab Propinnotheroides orangeburgensis is described from the Eocene Santee Limestone in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The specimens, two nearly complete carapaces preserved in lithified coquina, add significant detail to our knowledge of the Eocene decapod faunas inhabiting the off-...
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The fossil crab Propinnotheroides orangeburgensis is described from the Eocene Santee Limestone in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The specimens, two nearly complete carapaces preserved in lithified coquina, add significant detail to our knowledge of the Eocene decapod faunas inhabiting the off-shore bryozoan bioherms on the southeastern coast of North America. The coquinoid limestone facies of the Santee Limestone and Ocala and Castle Hayne Limestone represent shallow offshore bioherms and patch reefs deposited on the upper shelf of the ancient continental shelf. The bryozoan bioherms and patch reefs provided a nutrient-rich environment in which fostered the development of a distinctive Eocene reef fauna, including a diverse decapod fauna.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4b152bee503840e68f40f0a01dc944332025-08-20T03:25:38ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas1026-87742007-29022018-04-01233A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USAGale A. Bishop0Billy T. Palmer, Sr.1Museum of Geology and Paleontology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, U.S.A.Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, 29403 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. The fossil crab Propinnotheroides orangeburgensis is described from the Eocene Santee Limestone in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The specimens, two nearly complete carapaces preserved in lithified coquina, add significant detail to our knowledge of the Eocene decapod faunas inhabiting the off-shore bryozoan bioherms on the southeastern coast of North America. The coquinoid limestone facies of the Santee Limestone and Ocala and Castle Hayne Limestone represent shallow offshore bioherms and patch reefs deposited on the upper shelf of the ancient continental shelf. The bryozoan bioherms and patch reefs provided a nutrient-rich environment in which fostered the development of a distinctive Eocene reef fauna, including a diverse decapod fauna. https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/822Crustacea, Eocene, Santee Formation, bioherm, South Carolina. |
| spellingShingle | Gale A. Bishop Billy T. Palmer, Sr. A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USA Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas Crustacea, Eocene, Santee Formation, bioherm, South Carolina. |
| title | A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USA |
| title_full | A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USA |
| title_fullStr | A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USA |
| title_short | A new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the Eocene Santee Limestone; South Carolina, USA |
| title_sort | new genus and species of crab from the bryozoan bioherms of the eocene santee limestone south carolina usa |
| topic | Crustacea, Eocene, Santee Formation, bioherm, South Carolina. |
| url | https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/822 |
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