Where: Dale County, Alabama (31.3° N, 88.7° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 75.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tallahatta Formation, Ypresian to Ypresian (56.0 - 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 209524: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.05.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Coupatezia sp. Cappetta 1982 stingray
Hypolophodon sylvestris White 1931 stingray | |
"Dasyatis" jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray | |
Myliobatis sp., Aetomylaeus sp., Pseudaetobatus belli, Rhinoptera sp., Burnhamia daviesi, Meridiania cf. convexa, Leidybatis jugosus
Aetomylaeus sp. Garman 1908 eagle ray
Pseudaetobatus belli Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015 eagle ray
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray
Meridiania cf. convexa Case 1994 eagle ray
Leidybatis jugosus Leidy 1876 eagle ray | |
""Rhinobatos" bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
""Rhinobatos" bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894 guitarfish | |
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish | |
Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816 bullhead shark | |
Carcharhiniformes indet. Compagno 1973 ground shark | |
Pachygaleus lefeveri hound shark
Galeorhinus aff. duchaussoisi Adnet and Cappetta 2008 school shark | |
Stenoscyllium cf. priemi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Abdounia beaugei Arambourg 1935 cat shark
Abdounia minutissima Winkler 1874 cat shark | |
"Physogaleus alabamensis" = Galeocerdo alabamensis
"Physogaleus alabamensis" = Galeocerdo alabamensis Leriche 1942 tiger shark | |
Pseudabdounia recticona n. gen., Physogaleus secundus, Scoliodon conecuhensis, Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis
Pseudabdounia recticona n. gen. requiem shark
Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
Scoliodon conecuhensis Cappetta and Case 2016 requiem shark
Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis Arambourg 1952 sharpnose shark | |
Nebrius thielensi nurse shark
Ginglymostoma maroccanum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark | |
Odontaspididae indet., Odontaspis winkleri, Brachycarcharias atlasi, Brachycarcharias lerichei, "Jaekelotodus robustus" = Jaekelotodus robusta, Hypotodus verticalis, Tethylamna dunni
Odontaspididae indet. Müller and Henle 1839 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Brachycarcharias atlasi Nolf 1972 sand tiger shark
Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946 sand tiger shark
"Jaekelotodus robustus" = Jaekelotodus robusta Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Tethylamna dunni Cappetta and Case 2016 sand tiger shark | |
Macrorhizodus praecursor Leriche 1905 mackerel shark | |
Anomotodon sp. Arambourg 1952 goblin shark
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark | |
Otodus (Otodus) sp. Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |
Osteichthyes | |
Cylindracanthus sp. Leidy 1856 ray-finned fish | |
Actinopteri | |
Scomberomorus bleekeri Storms 1892
Scomberomorus stormsi Leriche 1905 | |
Osteoglossidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 arowana | |
Egertonia isodonta Cocchi 1866
Paralbula aff. marylandica Blake 1940
Phyllodus toliapicus Agassiz 1839 | |
Albula eppsi White and Frost 1931 bonefish
Albula oweni Agassiz 1844 bonefish | |
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda | |
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833 |