Where: Nigeria (5.6° N, 7.5° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 3.5° S, 7.7° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Ameki Formation (Bende-Ameki Group), Bartonian (41.0 - 37.7 Ma)
• Bartonian age after Gingerich (2010)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: surface (float),
Primary reference: L.B. Halstead and J. A. Middleton. 1974. New material of the archaeocete whale Pappocetus lugardi Andrews, from the middle Eocene of Nigeria. Journal of Mining and Geology 8(1 & 2):81-85 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32905: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.07.2003
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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Pappocetus lugardi Andrews 1920 whale | |
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| Osteichthyes | |
Chrysichthys eaglesomei n. sp.2
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Arius hewardbelli n. sp.2, Arius africanus n. sp.2, Arius amekiensis n. sp.2, Arius kitsoni n. sp.2, Arius angulatus n. sp.2
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Scombramphodon woodwardi n. sp.2
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Sphyraena lugardi n. sp.2
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Pagellus concavus n. sp.2
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Pseudosphaerodon pycnodoides n. sp.2, Crenilabrus eocenicus n. sp.2, Platylaemus nigeriensis n. sp.2
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Sciaena simplex n. sp.2
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| Chondrichthyes | |
Pristis lathami2, "Pristis mucrodens n. sp." = Anoxypristis mucrodens2, "Pristis hamatus n. sp." = Anoxypristis mucrodens2, Propristis schweinfurthi2
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Myliobatis ? toliapicus2, "Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni2, "Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus2
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Rhinoptera sherborni n. sp.2
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Carcharhinus nigeriensis n. sp.2, Galeocerdo latidens2, Aprionodon amekiensis n. sp.2, Hypoprion overricus n. sp.2
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"Odontaspis koerti" = Brachycarcharias koerti2
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