White Mountain Formation (Eocene of Uzbekistan)
Where: Uzbekistan (41.6° N, 65.5° E: paleocoordinates 41.3° N, 60.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: White Mountain Formation, Middle Eocene (48.6 - 37.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine
• phosphorotised oolitic sands
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: G. R. Case, N.I. Udovichenko, L.A. Nessov, A.O. Averianov, and P.D. Borodin. 1996. A Middle Eocene selachian fauna from the White Mountain Formation of the Kizylum Desert, Uzbekistan, C.I.S. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 242(Lfg.4-6):99-126 [J. Kriwet/W. Glaeser/W. Glaeser]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 62573: authorized by Juergen Kriwet, entered by Wolfgang Glaeser on 24.07.2006
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Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes | |
Isistius trituratus Winkler 1874 elasmobranch | |
Squatina cf. prima Winkler 1874 angel shark | |
Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 elasmobranch | |
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark | |
Rhinobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf 1981 guitarfish | |
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish
Aktaua kizylkumensis n. gen. n. sp. sawfish
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish | |
Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982 stingray | |
Dasyatis sp., Glikmania tamdyensa n. gen. n. sp.
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Glikmania tamdyensa n. gen. n. sp. whiptail stingray | |
Hypolophodon sp. Cappetta 1980 stingray | |
Myliobatis sp., Archaeomanta melenhorsti, Burnhamia daviesi, "Aetobatus cf. irregularis" = Aetobatis irregularis, Rhinoptera cf. sherborni
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Archaeomanta melenhorsti Herman 1979 eagle ray
Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray
"Aetobatus cf. irregularis" = Aetobatis irregularis Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
Rhinoptera cf. sherborni White 1926 cownose ray | |
"Carcharocles sokolowi" = Otodus (Carcharocles)
"Carcharocles sokolowi" = Otodus (Carcharocles) mackerel shark | |
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mako shark | |
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1843 goblin shark | |
Cretolamna lerichei mackerel shark | |
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Carcharias hopei sand shark | |
Physogaleus sp., "Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis" = Scoliodon ganntourensis, Abdounia lapierrei, Abdounia recticona, Abdounia beaugei, Galeocerdo latidens
Physogaleus sp. Cappetta 1980 requiem shark
"Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis" = Scoliodon ganntourensis Arambourg 1952 requiem shark
Abdounia lapierrei requiem shark
Abdounia recticona requiem shark
Abdounia beaugei Arambourg 1935 requiem shark
Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1843 tiger shark | |
Galeorhinus sp. de Blainville and Prévost 1816 school shark | |
"Heterodontus cf. vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti
"Heterodontus cf. vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti Leriche 1905 bullhead shark | |
Scyliorhinus gilberti Casier 1946 shark | |
Palaeorhincodon wardi whale shark | |
Notorhynchus cf. primigenius Agassiz 1843 sevengill shark |