Burlington County (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Burlington County, New Jersey (39.9° N, 74.7° W: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 62.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Leidy. 1855. Indications of Twelve Species of Fossil Fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:395-397 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84050: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2008

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
"Xiphias antiquus" = Istiophorus antiquus
"Xiphias antiquus" = Istiophorus antiquus Leidy 1855
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis jugosus" = Leidybatis jugosus, "Myliobates obesus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni, "Myliobates serratus" = Aetomylaeus striatus
"Myliobatis jugosus" = Leidybatis jugosus Leidy 1876 eagle ray
"Myliobates obesus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
"Myliobates serratus" = Aetomylaeus striatus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray