ADl-1 (Eocene to of the United States)

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

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes -
Coupatezia sp. Cappetta 1982 stingray
Hypolophodon sylvestris White 1931 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
"Dasyatis" jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
sp. 1
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
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
""Rhinobatos" bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
""Rhinobatos" bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894 guitarfish
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816 bullhead shark
 Euselachii -
Carcharhiniformes indet. Compagno 1973 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus aff. duchaussoisi Adnet and Cappetta 2008 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Stenoscyllium cf. priemi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Abdounia beaugei Arambourg 1935 cat shark
Abdounia minutissima Winkler 1874 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
"Physogaleus alabamensis" = Galeocerdo alabamensis
"Physogaleus alabamensis" = Galeocerdo alabamensis Leriche 1942 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
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
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius thielensi nurse shark
Ginglymostoma maroccanum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
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
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Macrorhizodus praecursor Leriche 1905 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Anomotodon sp. Arambourg 1952 goblin shark
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Otodus (Otodus) sp. Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus sp. Leidy 1856 ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
 Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
 Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae
Osteoglossidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 arowana
 Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula eppsi White and Frost 1931 bonefish
Albula oweni Agassiz 1844 bonefish
 Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833