Castle Hayne (Eocene to of the United States)

Where: North Carolina (35.1° N, 77.3° W: paleocoordinates 34.9° N, 68.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Castle Hayne Formation, Late/Upper Eocene to Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 37.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

• Cylindrical spines

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: W. Fallaw. 1964. Cylindracanthus from the Eocene of the Carolinas. Journal of Paleontology 38(1):128-129 [M. Uhen/J. David]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 151381: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Jenna David on 30.09.2013

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Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus indet. Leidy 1856 ray-finned fish