Umpherstone's Cave: Chattian, Australia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Mitsukurinidae
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Odontaspis elegans
(Agassiz 1838)
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| synonym of Odontaspis macrota | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Australia | State/province: | Western Australia |
| Coordinates: | 37.8° South, 140.8° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 52.6° South, 137.6° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Janjukian |
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
| Also known as: | Umpherston Sinkhole | ||
| Database number: | 204314 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2019-09-04 21:35:47 | Last modified: | 2019-09-04 21:35:47 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-09-04 21:35:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 61719. | F. Chapman and F. A. Cudmore. 1924. New or little-known fossils in the National Museum, Part XXVII.-Some Cainozoic fish remains, with a revision of the group. Royal Society of Victoria 36(2):107-162 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen] |