Front Royal (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Warren County, Virginia (38.9° N, 78.2° W: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 65.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pamunkey Group, Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: M. Leriche. 1942. Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45:1-111 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84054: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2008

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus, "Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark