Prolom (Eocene of Ukraine)

Where: Ukraine (45.1° N, 34.6° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 29.6° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and phosphatic marl

• "Phosphatic marl layer (10-15 cm in thickness) within thick sequence of nummulitic limestones of the Bodrak (?) horizon (pg. 130)"

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. V. Bratishko and N. I. Udovichenko. 2007. Structure and ichthyofauna of the upper part of Eocene sediments in Belogorsk area (Crimea). Палеонтологічні дослідження України: історія, сучасний стан та перспективи 238-244 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 211009: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.06.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Usakias wardi, Trigonotodus tusbairicus
Actinopteri
 Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp.
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Labriformes - Labridae
Labrus sp.
Labrus sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae
Eotrigonodon sp.
Eotrigonodon sp. Weiler 1929
 Tetraodontiformes - Triodontidae
Triodon sp.
Triodon sp. Cuvier 1829
 Scombriformes -
Sphyraenodus sp.
Sphyraenodus sp. Agassiz 1839
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Eutrichiurides winkleri, Trichiurides sagittidens
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti
"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti Storms 1895
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Rhinocephalus sp.
Rhinocephalus sp. Casier 1966
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus sp.
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis sp. 1, 2
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp.
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Burnhamia sp., Archaeomanta melenhorsti, Myliobatis sp.
Burnhamia sp. Cappetta 1976 eagle ray
Burnhamia sp. nov.
Archaeomanta melenhorsti Herman 1979 eagle ray
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus sp., Rhynchobatus cf. bruxelliensis, Rhynchobatus vincenti
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish
Rhinchobatus sp. nov.
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus sp., Triakis sp., Galeorhinus sp., Galeorhinus ypresiensis
Mustelus sp. hound shark
Triakis sp. Müller and Henle 1838 hound shark
Galeorhinus sp. de Blainville and Prévost 1816 school shark
Galeorhinus sp. 1, 2
Galeorhinus ypresiensis Casier 1946 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Abdounia minutissima, Megascyliorhinus sp., Scyliorhinus sp.
Abdounia minutissima Winkler 1874 cat shark
Megascyliorhinus sp. Cappetta and Ward 1977 cat shark
Megascyliorhinus sp. nov.
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
sp. 1, 2, 3
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus cf. tertius
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium cf. bruxelliensis
Hemiscyllium cf. bruxelliensis Herman 1977 carpet shark
 Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae
Palaeorhincodon wardi
 Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae
Eostegostoma angustum
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias cf. alabamensis
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis sp., Odontaspis winkleri, Jaekelotodus trigonalis, Hypotodus verticalis
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 sand tiger shark
Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Anomotodon sp., Striatolamia macrota
Anomotodon sp. Arambourg 1952 goblin shark
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
 Lamniformes -
Isurolamna bajarunasi
Isurolamna bajarunasi mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Carcharocles auriculatus" = Carcharodon auriculatus, Isurus praecursor
"Carcharocles auriculatus" = Carcharodon auriculatus Blainville 1818 white shark
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mackerel shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus sp., Notorhynchus sp., Heptranchias cf. howellii
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark
Notorhynchus sp. Ayres 1855 sevengill shark
Heptranchias cf. howellii Reed 1946 sevengill shark
 Echinorhiniformes - Echinorhinidae
Echinorhinus caspius
 Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Isistius trituratus
Isistius trituratus Winkler 1874 shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina cf. prima
Squatina cf. prima Winkler 1874 angel shark
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
"Heterodontus vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti
"Heterodontus vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti Leriche 1905 bullhead shark