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