Underwood 39 (Eocene of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (29.3° N, 30.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.6° N, 25.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Qasr el-Sagha Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• conglomerate at base of large dune sets

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; conglomerate

• conglomerate at base of large dune sets

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk

Primary reference: C. J. Underwood, D. J. Ward, C. King, S. M. Antar, I. S. Zalmout and P. D. Gingerich. 2011. Shark and ray faunas in the Middle and Late Eocene of the Fayum Area, Egypt. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 122(1):47-66 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 137582: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.12.2012

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Misrichthyes stromeri, Moerogaleus vitreodon, ? Taeniura sp.
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae
Ouledia sp.
Ouledia sp. Cappetta 1986 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis" sp., aff. Burnhamia sp., "Rhinoptera" sp.
"Myliobatis" sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
sp. 1, sp. 2
aff. Burnhamia sp. Cappetta 1976 eagle ray
"Rhinoptera" sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatidae indet., ? Pastinachus sp.
Dasyatidae indet. Jordan 1888 whiptail stingray
? Pastinachus sp. Rüppell 1828 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes -
Coupatezia sp., aff. Coupatezia sp.
Coupatezia sp. Cappetta 1982 stingray
aff. Coupatezia sp. Cappetta 1982 stingray
 Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Torpedo sp.
Torpedo sp. Houttuyn 1764 torpedo
 Torpediniformes - Narcinidae
Narcine sp.
Narcine sp. Henle 1834 numbfish
 Euselachii -
Odontorhytis aff. pappenheimi
Odontorhytis aff. pappenheimi Bohm 1926 elasmobranch
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristidae indet., ? Pristis sp., Pristis lathami
Pristidae indet. Bonaparte 1838 sawfish
? Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 sawfish
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus sp.
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius sp.
Nebrius sp. Rüppell 1837 nurse shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis sp.
Hemipristis sp. Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus sp., Rhizoprionodon sp., Carcharhinus sp., Negaprion aff. frequens, Negaprion ? amekiensis
Physogaleus sp. Cappetta 1980 requiem shark
Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929 sharpnose shark
or Sphyrna sp.
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo sp.
Galeocerdo sp. Müller and Henle 1837 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Crassescyliorhinus sp.
Crassescyliorhinus sp. Underwood and Ward 2008 cat shark