Challenger Station 293: Neogene, South Pacific

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae
Oxyrhina sp. Agassiz 1838
1 specimen
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon sp. Smith 1838
1 specimen
Mammalia - Cetacea
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:South Pacific
Coordinates: 39.1° South, 131.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.5° South, 119.5° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene
Key time interval:Neogene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:brown lime mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Globigerina ooze
Environment:deep-water indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: dredged from a depth of 2025 fathoms
Metadata
Database number:99612
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2010-11-17 01:11:40 Last modified:2014-06-25 16:10:15
Access level:the public Released:2010-11-17 01:11:40
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

27111. C. R. Eastman. 1906. Sharks' teeth and cetacean bones. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 50(4):75-98 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]