Pshekha River, Gorny Luch, Eocene (Eocene of Russian Federation)

Also known as Gornyi Luch

Where: Krasnodar, Russian Federation (44.7° N, 39.8° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 35.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• Middle Eocene, Kuma Regional Stage

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. F. Bannikov. 2004. The First Discovery of an Anglerfish (Teleostei, Lophiidae) in the Eocene of the Northern Caucasus. Paleontological Journal 38(4):420-425 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 187028: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.07.2017, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae
Gornylistes prodigiosus n. gen. n. sp.2
Gornylistes prodigiosus n. gen. n. sp.2 Bannikov and Tyler 2008
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Eotetraodon gornylutshensis n. sp.1
Eotetraodon gornylutshensis n. sp.1 Bannikov and Tyler 2008
 Acanthomorphata - Siganidae
Eosiganus kumaensis n. gen. n. sp.3
Eosiganus kumaensis n. gen. n. sp.3 Tyler and Bannikov 1997
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Eosladenia caucasica n. gen. n. sp.
Eosladenia caucasica n. gen. n. sp. Bannikov 2004 anglerfish
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Eochelone sp.4
Eochelone sp.4 Dollo 1903 sea turtle
1Bannikov and Tyler 2008; 2Bannikov and Tyler 2008; 3Tyler and Bannikov 1997; 4Zvonok et al. 2019