Yazoo Clay (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Louisiana (32.0° N, 92.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 36.2° N, 76.8° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.7 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: G. L. Stringer and L. King. 2012. Late Eocene shark coprolites from the Yazoo Clay in northeastern Louisiana. Bulletin - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science 57:275-309 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 163744: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Carlos Peredo on 10.11.2014
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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| Chondrichthyes | |
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Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mackerel shark | |
"Carcharhinus gibbesi" = Carcharhinus gibbesii, Abdounia enniskilleni
"Carcharhinus gibbesi" = Carcharhinus gibbesii Woodward 1889 requiem shark
Abdounia enniskilleni White 1956 requiem shark | |
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Galeocerdo alabamensis Leriche 1942 tiger shark | |