Claiborne Landing (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.6° N, 87.5° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 77.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Lisbon Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante. 1965. Otoliths of some early Cenozoic fishes of the Gulf Coast. Journal of Paleontology 39(4):687-718 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84149: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.09.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae
Echinocyamus meridionalis
Echinocyamus meridionalis Clark and Twitchell 1915 sand dollar
Actinopteri
 Albuliformes -
Genartina texana
Genartina texana Frizzell and Dante 1965 bonefish
 Beryciformes -
Brazosiella moseleyi, Brazosiella kokeni
Brazosiella moseleyi Frizzell and Dante 1965
Brazosiella kokeni Frizzell and Dante 1965
 Ophidiiformes - Ophididae
Bauzaia mucronata n. sp.
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Jefitchia copelandi, Corvina intermedia
Jefitchia copelandi Frizzell and Dante 1965
Corvina intermedia Koken 1884
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Allomorone burlesonis n. gen. n. sp.
Allomorone burlesonis n. gen. n. sp. Frizzell and Dante 1965 perch-like fish