Woodstock (Eocene of the United States)

Where: King George County, Virginia (38.4° N, 77.1° W: paleocoordinates 38.4° N, 64.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Nanjemoy Formation, Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. R. Eastman. 1901. Pisces. Maryland Geological Survey Eocene 98-115 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 127179: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.05.2012

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis copeanus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni
"Myliobatis copeanus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark