Southeast of Whynot (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Lauderdale County, Mississippi (32.3° N, 88.5° W: paleocoordinates 34.4° N, 73.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Bashi Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
• none given
Size class: mesofossils
Primary reference: D. Parmley and G. R. Case. 1988. Palaeopheid snakes from the Gulf Coastal region of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(3):334-339 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 27622: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.12.2002
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Taxonomic list
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Palaeophis virginianus Lynn 1934 snake
Palaeophis cf. littoralis Cope 1847 snake | |