North Aiken Site: Priabonian, South Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Pseudaetobatus undulatus Cicimurri and Ebersole 2015
Aetomylaeus sp. Garman 1908
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina cf. prima (Winkler 1874)
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus cf. kempi
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Abdounia enniskilleni (White 1956)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus aff. latus
Rhizoprionodon ? ganntourensis (Arambourg 1952)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis cf. curvatus Dames 1883
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Negaprion gilmorei (Leriche 1942)
original and current combination Sphyrna gilmorei
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo sp. Müller and Henle 1837
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius cf. thielensi
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
cf. Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:South Carolina County:Aiken
Coordinates: 33.6° North, 81.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.7° North, 73.7° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian
Age range of interval:38.00000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Barnwell Formation:Dry Branch
Stratigraphy comments: late Eocene age based on invertebrates and calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and laser fusion age of tektites in formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: claystone
Lithology description: clay pit
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:SC96.97
Database number:202013
Authorizer:P. Holroyd Enterer:P. Holroyd
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2019-06-17 14:52:54 Last modified:2019-06-17 14:52:54
Access level:the public Released:2019-06-17 14:52:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

69202. D. J. Cicimurri and J. L. Knight. 2019. Late Eocene (Priabonian) elasmobranchs from the Dry Branch Formation (Barnwell Group) of Aiken County, South Carolina, USA. PaleoBios 36(43964):1-31 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]