Potomac Creek: Paleocene, Virginia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Odontaspis macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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| original and current combination Otodus macrotus | |||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Carcharodon sp.
Smith 1838
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Myliobatis dixoni
Agassiz 1843
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| recombined as Aetomylaeus dixoni | |||||||
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Myliobatis copeanus
Clark 1895
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Eastman 1901 | ||||||
| synonym of Aetomylaeus dixoni | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 38.4° North, 77.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.2° North, 57.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 | ||
| Key time interval: | Paleocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 66.00000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Aquia |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 84049 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-09-16 10:50:14 | Last modified: | 2008-09-16 13:50:14 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-09-16 10:50:13 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28099. | M. Leriche. 1942. Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45:1-111 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 41357 | C. R. Eastman. 1901. Pisces. Maryland Geological Survey Eocene 98-115 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |