Huber Kaolin Quarry: Late/Upper Eocene, Georgia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis charlisae n. sp. Case 1981
Dasyatis borodini n. sp. Case 1981
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera daviesi Woodward 1889
recombined as Burnhamia daviesi
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837
Propristis schweinfurthi Priem 1897
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos cf. casieri Herman 1977
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo clarkensis White 1956
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus 1758)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus huberensis n. sp. Case 1981
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus 1758)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus enniskilleni White 1956
recombined as Abdounia enniskilleni
Scyliorhinus distans Probst 1879
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion eurybathrodon (Blake 1862)
Scoliodon terraenovae (Richardson 1836)
? Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis wyattdurhami White 1956
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma obliquum (Leidy 1877)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Lamna twiggsensis n. sp. Case 1981
recombined as Brachycarcharias twiggsensis
Odontaspis cuspidata (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Procarcharodon auriculatus (Blainville 1818)
recombined as Carcharodon auriculatus
Isurus oxyrhinchus (Rafinesque 1810)
original and current combination Isurus oxyrinchus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Odontaspis acutissima (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Carcharias acutissimus
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima (Winkler 1874)
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus pinetti n. sp.
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Georgia County:Twiggs
Coordinates: 32.7° North, 83.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.9° North, 75.6° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Eocene
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Jacksonian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: clastics and waterworn limestones
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:73434
Authorizer:J. Kriwet Enterer:W. Glaeser
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2007-06-15 07:57:16 Last modified:2019-11-20 12:13:36
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-15 07:57:16
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
24336. G. R. Case. 1981. Late Eocene Selachians from South-Central Georgia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 176(Lfg. 1-3):52-79 [J. Kriwet/W. Glaeser]