Poty Quarry (Paleocene of Brazil)

Where: Brazil (7.9° S, 34.8° W: paleocoordinates 11.5° S, 21.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Maria Farinha Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

• Bernambuco-Paraiba Basin

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: E. M. Silva, V. Gallo, A. P. Quintans and S. A. K. Azevedo. 2002. New occurrence of Myliobatiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea) in the Maria Farinha Formation, Paleocene of the Pernambuoc-Paraiba Basin, Northeastern Brazil. Boletim do Museu Nacional 65:1-11 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 91356: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2009

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray