Richmond (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Virginia (37.5° N, 77.4° W: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 65.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pamunkey Group, Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: M. Leriche. 1942. Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45:1-111 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 84055: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Actinopteri | |
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Phyllodus toliapicus Agassiz 1839 | |
| Chondrichthyes | |
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus, "Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |