ACh-14 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Choctaw County, Alabama (31.8° N, 88.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 77.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tallahatta Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. A. Ebersole, D. J. Cicimurri, and G. L. Stringer. 2019. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths. European Journal of Taxonomy 585:1-274 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 209521: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Egertonia isodonta
Egertonia isodonta Cocchi 1866
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula eppsi
Albula eppsi White and Frost 1931 bonefish
 Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Ostraciidae indet.
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomberomorus bleekeri
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus oshosunensis, "Eutrichiurides plicidens" = Trichiurus plicidens, Trichiurides sagittidens
"Eutrichiurides plicidens" = Trichiurus plicidens Arambourg 1952
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Ariidae indet.
Ariidae indet. Berg 1958 Ariid catfish
 Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp.
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus sp.
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus sp.
Cylindracanthus sp. Leidy 1856 ray-finned fish
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Otodus (Carcharocles) sp." = Carcharocles
"Otodus (Carcharocles) sp." = Carcharocles Jordan 1923 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Macrorhizodus praecursor
Macrorhizodus praecursor Leriche 1905 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Hypotodus verticalis
Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius thielensi
Nebrius thielensi nurse shark
 Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Orectolobus ziegenhinei
Orectolobus ziegenhinei Cappetta and Case 2016 wobbegong
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Pseudabdounia recticona, Scoliodon conecuhensis, Physogaleus sp., Physogaleus secundus
Scoliodon conecuhensis Cappetta and Case 2016 requiem shark
Physogaleus sp. Cappetta 1980 requiem shark
Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Abdounia enniskilleni
Abdounia enniskilleni White 1956 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Pachygaleus lefeveri
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo eaglesomei
Galeocerdo eaglesomei White 1926 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
"Negaprion gilmorei" = Sphyrna gilmorei
"Negaprion gilmorei" = Sphyrna gilmorei Leriche 1942 hammerhead shark
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis sp.
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatidae indet., Rhinoptera sp., Leidybatis jugosus
Myliobatidae indet. Bonaparte 1838 eagle ray
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
Leidybatis jugosus Leidy 1876 eagle ray
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus Blainville 1816 stingray