Where: Dougherty County, Georgia (31.6° N, 84.2° W: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 76.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Ocala Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fine-grained, yellow limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: K. M. Smith, A. Hastings, and R. M. Bebej. 2013. Evolution, dispersal, and habitat preference of Basilosaurus (Mammalia: Cetacea) in the southeastern United States: New evidence from the Eocene of southwest Georgia. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 138667: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.01.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Amusium ocalanum scallop | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Carcharhiniformes indet. Compagno 1973 ground shark | |
Mammalia | |
Basilosaurus cetoides Owen 1839 whale |