Piney Point Formation
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The Piney Point Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Lutetian Stage of the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene period.
| Piney Point Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lutetian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Trent Supergroup |
| Underlies | Old Church Formation |
| Overlies | Nanjemoy Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Virginia |
| Country | United States |
Species
The following species are known from this formation. Keep in mind, this formation is vastly understudied, so the fauna represented is poorly known.
Chondrichthyans[1]
- Carcharocles auriculatus
- Galeocerdo eaglesomi
- Nebrius thielensis
- Striatolamia macrota
- Carcharias hopei
- Carcharias acutissima
- Jaekelotodus trigonalis
- Isurus praecursor
- Scyliorhinus gilbberti
- Abdounia beaugei
- Abdounia lapierrei
- Abdounia recticona
- Adbounia spp.
- Galeocerdo latidens
- Hemipristis curvatus?
- Carcarhinus gibbesi
- Galeorhinus ypresiensis
- Galeorhinus sp.
- Physogaleus secundus
- Coupatezia woutersi
- Pristis lathami
- Rhynchobatus vincenti
- Rhinobatis bruxelliensis
- Aetobatus irregularis
- Myliobatis dixoni
- Myliobatis spp.
Chelonians[2]
- Allaeochelys sp.
Cetaceans[3]
- Basilotritus woodwardi
Invertebrates[4]
- Cubitostrea sellaeformis
- Anomia lisbonensis
- Plicatula fliamentosa
- "Pecten" sp. (At least 3 distinct species)
- Glycymeris lisbonensis
- Leda semen
- Leda coelatella
- Venericardia rotunda
- Macrocallista perovata
- Anapteris regalis
- Caestocorbula fossata
- Corbula sp.
- Turritella nasuta
- Dentalium sp. (at least 2 distinct species)
