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
 Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Isistius trituratus
Isistius trituratus Winkler 1874 elasmobranch
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina cf. prima
Squatina cf. prima Winkler 1874 angel shark
 Odontaspidida - Jaekelotodontidae
Jaekelotodus trigonalis
Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 elasmobranch
 Plagiostomi - Squalidae
Squalus sp.
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos steurbauti
Rhinobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf 1981 guitarfish
 Myliobatiformes -
Coupatezia woutersi
Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae
Archaeomanta melenhorsti, Burnhamia daviesi
Archaeomanta melenhorsti Herman 1979 stingray
Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp., Glikmania tamdyensa n. gen. n. sp.
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Glikmania tamdyensa n. gen. n. sp. whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes -
Hypolophodon sp.
Hypolophodon sp. Cappetta 1980 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae
Rhinoptera cf. sherborni
Rhinoptera cf. sherborni White 1926 cownose ray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Pristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis sp., Aktaua kizylkumensis n. gen. n. sp., Anoxypristis sp.
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish
Aktaua kizylkumensis n. gen. n. sp. sawfish
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharocles sokolowi
Carcharocles sokolowi mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus praecursor
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mako shark
 Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae
Cretolamna lerichei
Cretolamna lerichei mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis winkleri, Striatolamia macrota, Carcharias hopei
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Carcharias hopei sand shark
 Carchariniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus sp., Abdounia lapierrei, Abdounia recticona, Galeocerdo latidens, Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis
Physogaleus sp. Cappetta 1980 requiem shark
Abdounia lapierrei requiem shark
Abdounia recticona requiem shark
Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1843 tiger shark
 Carchariniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus sp., "Abdounia beaugei" = Eugaleus beaugei
Galeorhinus sp. de Blainville and Prévost 1816 school shark
"Abdounia beaugei" = Eugaleus beaugei Arambourg 1935 school shark
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
"Heterodontus cf. vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti
"Heterodontus cf. vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti Leriche 1905 bullhead shark
  - Scyllidae
Scyliorhinus gilberti
Scyliorhinus gilberti Casier 1946 shark
 Orectolobiformes - Rhincodontidae
Palaeorhincodon wardi
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus cf. primigenius
Notorhynchus cf. primigenius Agassiz 1843 sevengill shark
Aetobatus
  - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatus cf. irregularis" = Aetobatis irregularis
"Aetobatus cf. irregularis" = Aetobatis irregularis Agassiz 1843