Sharbithat Bay (Miocene of Oman)
Also known as SHA-34
Where: Oman (17.9° N, 56.2° E: paleocoordinates 13.6° N, 52.0° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Shuwayr Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)
• Shuwayr and Warak formations
Environment/lithology: marine; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Adnet and V. Charpentier. 2022. A new elasmobranch fauna from the early Miocene of Sharbithat (Sultanate of Oman) reveals the teeth of an ancient fantail stingray. Geologica Acta, 20(2):1-13 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 224898: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.04.2022
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes | |
Taeniurops tosii n. sp.
Taeniurops tosii n. sp. Adnet and Charpentier 2022 whiptail stingray | |
Otodus (Megaselachus) chubutensis Ameghino 1901 mackerel shark | |
Isurus cf. oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark | |
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843 requiem shark | |
Sphyrna laevissima Cope 1867 hammerhead shark | |
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark | |
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark |