Where: Jamaica (18.2° N, 77.4° W: paleocoordinates 18.6° N, 71.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Guinea Corn Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by S.F. Mitchell, R. Stewart, D. Blissett
Collection methods: bulk, chemical, sieve
• Repository: Geology Museum at the University of the West Indies, Mona (UWIGM)
Primary reference: C. J. Underwood and S. F. Mitchell. 2000. Serratolamna serrata (Agassiz) (Pisces, Neoselachii) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Jamaica. Caribbean Journal of Earth Science 34:25-30 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 213579: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.09.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Serratolamna serrata Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark |