Ouachita River (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Copenhagen

Where: Caldwell County, Louisiana (32.0° N, 92.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.2° N, 76.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tullos Member (Yazoo Formation), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• Kellogg (1936) only identifies the source rock a "Jackson Formation, upper Eocene"

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; marl

• turbid-water setting at middle neritic (30-50 m depth) depositional setting

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Harlan. 1834. Notice of fossil bones found in the Tertiary formation of the State of Louisiana. Transactions of the American Philosophical society 4:397-403 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 75638: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.10.2007, edited by Patricia Holroyd

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Carcharochles auriculatus1, Centroberys sp.1, Frizzellithus gemma1
Actinopteri
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula sp.1
Albula sp.1 Gronow 1763 bonefish
 Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
cf. Pythonichthys sp.1
cf. Pythonichthys sp.1 Poey 1868 eel
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Uroconger sp.1, Conger sp.1, aff. Pseudophichthys sp.1, Paraconger sp.1, Rhynchoconger sp.1, aff. Gnathophis dissimilis1, Ariosoma sp.1
Uroconger sp.1 Kaup 1856 conger eel
Conger sp.1 Schaeffer 1760 conger eel
aff. Pseudophichthys sp.1 Roule 1915 conger eel
Paraconger sp.1 Kanazawa 1961 conger eel
Rhynchoconger sp.1 Jordan and Hobbs 1925 conger eel
Ariosoma sp.1 Swainson 1838 conger eel
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.1
Bregmaceros sp.1 Thompson 1840
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Myripristis sp.1
Myripristis sp.1 Cuvier 1827
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
Haemulidae indet.1, aff. Xenistius sp.1
Haemulidae indet.1 Gill 1885
aff. Xenistius sp.1 Jordan and Gilbert 1883
 Perciformes - Lactariidae
cf. Lactarius sp.1
cf. Lactarius sp.1 Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833 perch-like fish
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Ekokenia sp.1
Ekokenia sp.1 Frizzell and Dante 1965
 Acanthomorphata - Priacanthidae
Pristigenys sp.1
Pristigenys sp.1 Agassiz 1835
 Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidae indet.1
Sparidae indet.1 Cuvier 1817
 Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Ostracion meretrix1
Ostracion meretrix1 Daimeries 1891
 Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Diodon sp.1
Diodon sp.1 Linnaeus 1758
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Jefitchia claybornensis1
 Acanthomorphata - Lutjanidae
Pristipomoides sp.1
Pristipomoides sp.1 Bleeker 1852
 Uranoscopiformes - Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopidae indet.1
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobiidae indet.1
Gobiidae indet.1 Bonaparte 1832 goby
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Atherinidae indet.1
Atherinidae indet.1 silverside
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
Belone sp.1
Belone sp.1 Oken 1816
 Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae
Citharichthys sp.1
Citharichthys sp.1 Bleeker 1862 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Bothidae indet.1
Bothidae indet.1 flatfish
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Carapidae indet.1
Carapidae indet.1 Jordan and Fowler 1902
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
""Neobythitinorum" meyeri" = Neobythitinarum1, aff. Sirembo sp.1
""Neobythitinorum" meyeri" = Neobythitinarum1
aff. Sirembo sp.1 Bleeker 1857
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scombridae indet.1, Cybium sp.1
Scombridae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815
Cybium sp.1 Cuvier 1829
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus sp.1
Trichiurus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius sp.1
Arius sp.1 Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840 Ariid catfish
 Acanthopterygii -
Cylindracanthus rectus1
Cylindracanthus rectus1 Agassiz 1843
 Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Xiphiorhynchus sp.1, Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki2
Xiphiorhynchus sp.1 Van Beneden 1871 sword fish
Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki2 Fierstine and Applegate 1974 sword fish
 Istiophoriformes - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena major1
Sphyraena major1 Leidy 1855 barracuda
 Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae
Brychaetus sp.1
Brychaetus sp.1 Agassiz 1845 arowana
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Basilosauridae
Basilosaurus cetoides n. gen. n. sp., Zygorhiza kochii1, Pontogeneus priscus n. gen. n. sp.3
Basilosaurus cetoides n. gen. n. sp. Owen 1839 whale
Zygorhiza kochii1 Carus 1847 whale
Pontogeneus priscus n. gen. n. sp.3 Leidy 1852 whale
Reptilia
 Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Pterosphenus schucherti1
Pterosphenus schucherti1 Lucas 1898 snake
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae indet.1
Cheloniidae indet.1 Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle
Aves
 Aves -
Aves indet.1
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.1
Crocodylus sp.1 Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Chondrichthyes
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lathami1, Propristis schweinfurthi1
Pristis lathami1 Galeotti 1837 sawfish
Propristis schweinfurthi1 Priem 1897 sawfish
 Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae
Rhinoptera sp.1
Rhinoptera sp.1 Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.1
Dasyatis sp.1 Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.1
Myliobatis sp.1 Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Cretolamna lerichei" = Cretalamna1
"Cretolamna lerichei" = Cretalamna1 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus praecursor1
Isurus praecursor1 Thurmond and Jones 1981 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei1
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei1 Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias latidens1
Alopias latidens1 Leriche 1909 thresher shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra1
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra1 Leidy 1877 nurse shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo clarkensis1, "Galeocerdo contortus" = Physogaleus contortus1
Galeocerdo clarkensis1 White 1956 tiger shark
"Galeocerdo contortus" = Physogaleus contortus1 Gibbes 1847 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis curvatus1
Hemipristis curvatus1 Dames 1883 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus huberensis1
Galeorhinus huberensis1 Case 1981 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Abdounia enniskilleni1, "Carcharhinus gibbesi" = Carcharhinus gibbesii1, Rhizoprionodon sp.1
Abdounia enniskilleni1 White 1956 requiem shark
"Carcharhinus gibbesi" = Carcharhinus gibbesii1 Woodward 1889 requiem shark
Rhizoprionodon sp.1 Whitley 1929 sharpnose shark
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus pineti1
Heterodontus pineti1 Fedorowski 1912 bullhead shark
1Breard and Stringer 1995; 2Fierstine and Stringer 2007; 3Leidy 1852