Oshosun: Lutetian, Nigeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Acipenseriformes
Cylindracanthus cf. gigas (Woodward 1888)
Cylindracanthus rectus (Agassiz 1843)
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus oshosunensis n. sp. White 1926
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius russi n. sp. White 1926
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Eugaleus falconeri n. sp. White 1926
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna itoriensis n. sp. White 1926
Sphyrna tortilis n. sp. White 1926
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo semilevis n. sp. White 1926
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus nigeriensis n. sp. White 1926
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma serra (Leidy 1877)
recombined as Nebrius serra
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis koerti (Stromer 1910)
recombined as Brachycarcharias koerti
var. itoriensis
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lahtami
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis ? toliapicus (Agassiz 1843)
Myliobatis bothriodon n. sp. White 1926
see common names

Geography
Country:Nigeria
Coordinates: 6.8° North, 3.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.5° North, 2.6° West
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Lutetian
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:187560
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-08-01 11:51:30 Last modified:2018-06-06 21:29:34
Access level:the public Released:2017-08-01 11:51:30
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

34745. E. I. White. 1926. Eocene fishes from Nigeria. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 10:1-87 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]