Fort Washington: Late/Upper Paleocene, Maryland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Testudines
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"Trionyx" halophilus
Cope 1869
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Weems 2014 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Pantrionychidae | ||||||||||
possibly reworked from Danian Brightseat Fm. | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis cuspidata
(Agassiz 1843)
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Eastman 1901 | |||||||||
recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Mitsukurinidae
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Odontaspis elegans
(Agassiz 1838)
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synonym of Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Odontaspis macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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Eastman 1901 | |||||||||
original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Maryland | County: | Prince George's |
Coordinates: | 38.7° North, 77.0° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 39.2° North, 58.5° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Paleocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 58.70000 - 55.80000 m.y. ago |
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: | 126867 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen, P. Holroyd | Enterer: | M. Uhen, P. Holroyd |
Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2012-04-19 03:29:57 | Last modified: | 2018-06-11 06:11:21 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-04-19 03:29:57 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
41194. | W. B. Clark. 1895. Contributions to the Eocene fauna of the Middle Atlantic slope. Johns Hopkins University Circulars 15(121):3-6 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
41357 | C. R. Eastman. 1901. Pisces. Maryland Geological Survey Eocene 98-115 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
54562 | R. E. Weems. 2014. Paleogene chelonians from Maryland and Virginia. PaleoBios 31(1):1-32 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] |