Mattawoman Creek (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Charles County, Maryland (38.6° N, 77.2° W: paleocoordinates 39.1° N, 58.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Aquia Formation, Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 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 127180: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.05.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark