Castle Hayne Limestone

Castle Hayne Limestone Stratigraphic range: Eocene
Type	Formation
Location
Region	North Carolina
Country	United States

The Castle Hayne Limestone is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. It preserves many of North Carolina's renowned Eocene fossils. It is named after the locality of Castle Hayne in New Hanover county, though the formation itself stretches over several counties.

Molluscs

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Genera	Species	Notes	Images
Chione	C. sp
Crassatella	C. wilcoxi C. sp	A crassatellid bivalve.
Ensis	E. sp
Flemingostrea	F. sp
Giganostrea	G. trigonalis	An extinct group of oyster.
Glyptoactis	G. sp
Panopea	P. sp	A close relative of the modern geoduck.
Pecten	P. membranosus	An extinct bivalve that belonged to the same genus as most modern scallops.
Pholadomya	P. sp
Plicatula	P. filamentosa
Venericardia	V. sp

Cephalopods

Genera	Species	Notes	Images
Anomalosaepia	A. vernei A. mariettani A. alleni A. andreane A. sp	An extinct group of cuttlefish that was also found in Egypt and belonged to the family Anomalosaepiidae.
Aturia	A. alabamensis	Belongs in its own family: the Aturiidae.
Beloptera	B. sp	Another extinct group of cuttlefish that was found in several localities in Europe.
Conchorhynchus	C. furrus	Has not been classified into any specific cephalopod group yet.
Eutrephoceras	E. carolinensis	First originated during the Cretaceous period.	E. dorbignyanum, a related species.
Rhyncolites	R. sp R. minimus R. aturensis	An extinct group of nautiloid that has not yet been classified into any specific family.

Vertebrates

Mammals

Cetaceans

Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Zygorhiza	Z. kochii	A close relative of the well-known archaeocete Dorudon.
Basilotritus	B. wardi	A basilosaurid that was originally classified under Eocetus.

Sirenians

Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Protosiren	P. sp	A prehistoric manatee relative that is also known from Eurasia.

Cingulates

Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Holmesina	H. sp	A pampathere that resembled a giant armadillo. It arrived to North America after migrating from South America.

Reptiles^[2]

Squamates

Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Palaeophis[3]	P. grandis	An extinct species of giant marine snake from the family Paleophiidae.

Turtles

Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Cheloniidae indet		Known by plate, shell, and plastron fragments.

Crocodilians

Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Crocodylia indet		Known by vertebra.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in North Carolina

References

1. "Online Collections | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences". collections.naturalsciences.org. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
2. "Online Collections | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences". collections.naturalsciences.org. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
3. "Fossil ID Quiz" (PDF). JANUS (North Carolina Fossil Club). pp. Name is on Page 5 , Location is listed next to fossil #11 on Page 7.

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 22 June 2014.