ACov-11 Tallahatta: Ypresian - Lutetian, Alabama

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Lepisostidae indet.
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia spp.
3 specimens
Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
136 specimens
? Endopachys maclurii (Lea 1833)
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum cuneiforme (Lonsdale 1845)
12 specimens
Flabellum cuneiforme pachyphyllum
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801
1 specimen
Venericardia informal sp. A
Venericardia cookei Gardner and Bowles 1939
8 specimens
Venericardia claiboplata Conrad 1848
5 specimens
recombined as Venericardia carolinensis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758
101 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista perovata (Conrad 1833)
45 specimens
Callista perovata lisbonensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
? Alectryonia johnsoni
18 specimens
spelled with current rank as Ostrea (Alectryonia)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930
1 specimen
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
11 specimens
shark teeth
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Negaprion gilmorei (Leriche 1942)
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
original and current combination Sphyrna gilmorei
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980
Ebersole et al. 2019 12 specimens
Abdounia enniskilleni (White 1956)
Ebersole et al. 2019 7 specimens
Abdounia beaugei (Arambourg 1935)
Ebersole et al. 2019 12 specimens
Abdounia minutissima (Winkler 1874)
Ebersole et al. 2019 43 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Pachygaleus lefeveri
Ebersole et al. 2019 5 specimens
Galeorhinus aff. duchaussoisi Adnet and Cappetta 2008
Ebersole et al. 2019 4 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinidae indet. Jordan and Evermann 1896
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Scoliodon conecuhensis Cappetta and Case 2016
Ebersole et al. 2019 69 specimens
Physogaleus sp. Cappetta 1980
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Physogaleus secundus (Winkler 1876)
Ebersole et al. 2019 583 specimens
recombined as Physodon secundus
Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis (Arambourg 1952)
Ebersole et al. 2019 67 specimens
Pseudabdounia recticona
Ebersole et al. 2019 155 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Physogaleus alabamensis (Leriche 1942)
Ebersole et al. 2019 442 specimens
original and current combination Galeocerdo alabamensis
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspididae indet. Müller and Henle 1839
Ebersole et al. 2019 5 specimens
Brachycarcharias atlasi (Nolf 1972)
Ebersole et al. 2019 48 specimens
Brachycarcharias lerichei (Casier 1946)
Ebersole et al. 2019 551 specimens
Tethylamna dunni Cappetta and Case 2016
Ebersole et al. 2019 81 specimens
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Jaekelotodus robustus (Leriche 1905)
Ebersole et al. 2019 115 specimens
recombined as Jaekelotodus robusta
Hypotodus verticalis (Agassiz 1843)
Ebersole et al. 2019 70 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Macrorhizodus praecursor (Leriche 1905)
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Otodus (Carcharocles) sp. (Jordan 1923)
Ebersole et al. 2019 15 specimens
original and current combination Carcharocles
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota (Agassiz 1838)
Ebersole et al. 2019 412 specimens
original and current combination Otodus macrotus
Anomotodon sp. Arambourg 1952
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius thielensi
Ebersole et al. 2019 115 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Orectolobidae indet. Jordan and Fowler 1903
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Orectolobus ziegenhinei Cappetta and Case 2016
Ebersole et al. 2019 179 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
"Rhinobatos" bruxelliensis (Jaekel 1894)
Ebersole et al. 2019 50 specimens
original and current combination Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristidae indet. Bonaparte 1838
Ebersole et al. 2019 4 specimens
Pristis sp. Linck 1790
Ebersole et al. 2019 116 specimens
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941
Ebersole et al. 2019 15 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Aturobatis aff. aquensis Adnet 2006
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Leidybatis jugosus (Leidy 1876)
Ebersole et al. 2019 68 specimens
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
Ebersole et al. 2019 224 specimens
sp. 2
Aetomylaeus sp. Garman 1908
Ebersole et al. 2019 134 specimens
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
Ebersole et al. 2019 194 specimens
Burnhamia daviesi (Woodward 1889)
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Coupatezia sp. Cappetta 1982
Ebersole et al. 2019 17 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
"Dasyatis" sp. Rafinesque 1810
Ebersole et al. 2019 6 specimens
Jacquhermania duponti (Winkler 1874)
Ebersole et al. 2019 11 specimens
recombined as Dasyatis duponti
"Dasyatis" jaekeli (Leriche 1906)
Ebersole et al. 2019 13 specimens
"Dasyatis" aff. charlisae Case 1981
Ebersole et al. 2019 4 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatis sp. (Blainville 1816)
Ebersole et al. 2019 113 specimens
original and current combination Aetobatus
Pisces
Pisces indet. Linnaeus 1758
2 specimens
synonym of Osteichthyes
Fish spine
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825
Jasinski 2013
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula sp. Gronow 1763
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
Albula eppsi White and Frost 1931
Ebersole et al. 2019 6 specimens
Albula oweni (Agassiz 1844)
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Paralbula aff. marylandica Blake 1940
Ebersole et al. 2019 52 specimens
Egertonia isodonta Cocchi 1866
Ebersole et al. 2019 17 specimens
Phyllodus toliapicus Agassiz 1839
Ebersole et al. 2019 15 specimens
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793
Ebersole et al. 2019 17 specimens
Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae
Osteoglossidae indet. Bonaparte 1832
Ebersole et al. 2019 11 specimens
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Ariidae indet. Berg 1958
Ebersole et al. 2019 17 specimens
Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Fisherichthys aff. folmeri Weems 1999
Ebersole et al. 2019 5 specimens
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Ostraciidae indet.
Ebersole et al. 2019 5 specimens
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurides sagittidens Winkler 1874
Ebersole et al. 2019 5 specimens
Trichiurus oshosunensis White 1926
Ebersole et al. 2019 31 specimens
Eutrichiurides plicidens (Arambourg 1952)
Ebersole et al. 2019 7 specimens
original and current combination Trichiurus plicidens
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scombridae indet. (Rafinesque 1815)
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Gymnosarda sp. Gill 1863
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Palaeocybium proosti (Storms 1895)
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Scomberomorus sp. Lacépède 1802
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Scomberomorus stormsi (Leriche 1905)
Ebersole et al. 2019 7 specimens
Scomberomorus bleekeri (Storms 1892)
Ebersole et al. 2019 134 specimens
original and current combination Cybium (Enchodus) bleekeri
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833
Ebersole et al. 2019 11 specimens
Acipenseriformes
Cylindracanthus sp. Leidy 1856
Ebersole et al. 2019 55 specimens
Cylindracanthus ornatus Leidy 1856
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
Cylindracanthus rectus (Agassiz 1843)
Ebersole et al. 2019 40 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alabama County:Covington
Coordinates: 31.4° North, 86.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.9° North, 73.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian - Lutetian
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Claiborne Formation:Tallahatta Member:Lower
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: None specific to this site.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic,gray,green unlithified sandstone
Lithology description: Greenish-gray firm but unlithified clayey glauconitic sand.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:81179
Authorizer:A. Miller, M. Uhen, P. Holroyd Enterer:J. Sessa, P. Holroyd, M. Uhen
Modifier:U. Smith Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2008-06-09 07:27:09 Last modified:2010-11-03 23:19:59
Access level:the public Released:2008-06-09 07:27:09
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
124. L. D. Toulmin. 1977. Stratigraphic Distribution of Paleocene and Eocene Fossils in the Eastern Gulf Coast Region. Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 13(1):1-602 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/P. Mannion]

Secondary references:

71232 J. A. Ebersole, D. J. Cicimurri, and G. L. Stringer. 2019. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths. European Journal of Taxonomy 585:1-274 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
58398 S. E. Jasinski. 2013. Review of the fossil Trionychidae (Testudines) from Alabama, including the oldest record of trionychid turtles from eastern North America. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History 31(2):46-59 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]
29915 J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa]