Phareodus encaustus type locality: Eocene, Wyoming
collected by Cope 1871
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri
- Osteoglossiformes
- Osteoglossidae
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Phareodus encaustus
Cope 1871
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Sweetwater |
Coordinates: | 41.5° North, 109.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 44.7° North, 97.2° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Key time interval: | Eocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Green River | Member: | Laney |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "shale" |
Secondary lithology: | lithified marl |
Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | adpression |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
Abundance in sediment: | rare |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | all macrofossils,all microfossils | ||
Collection methods: | selective quarrying | ||
Collection size: | 1 | ||
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Collectors: | Cope | Collection dates: | 1871 |
Metadata
Database number: | 134736 | ||
Authorizer: | S. Peters | Enterer: | S. McMullen | Research group: | freshwater,vertebrate |
Created: | 2012-10-15 12:37:02 | Last modified: | 2012-10-14 20:37:02 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-10-15 12:37:02 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
43281. | G. Q. Li, L. Grande, and M. V. H. Wilson. 1997. The species of †Phareodus (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Eocene of North America and their phylogenetic relationships. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17(3):487-505 [S. Peters/S. McMullen/M. Clapham] |