Ashley Formation
| Ashley Formation Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region |
 South Carolina |
| Country |
 United States |
The Ashley Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
Vertebrate fauna
- Turtles:
- Ashleychelys palmeri[1]
- Carolinachelys wilsoni
- Syllomus sp.
- Psephophorus sp.
- Procolpochelys sp.
- Sirenians:
- Crenatosiren olseni[2]
- Halitherium sp.
- Cetaceans:
- Crocodiles:
See also
References
- ↑ R. E. Weems and A. E. Sanders. 2014. Oligocene Pancheloniid Sea Turtles from the Vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):80-99
- ↑ D. P. Domning. 1997. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean Region. VI. Crenatosiren olseni (Reinhart, 1976). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17(2):397-412
- ↑ M. Tuomey. 1848. Report on the Geology of South Carolina 1-293
- ↑ S. Godfrey and M. D. Uhen. 2014. A new species of Agorophius from the early Oligocene Ashley Formation of South Carolina.
- ↑ A. E. Sanders and L. G. Barnes. 2002. Paleontology of the Late Oligocene Ashley and Chandler Bridge Formations of South Carolina, 2: Micromysticetus rothauseni, a primitive cetotheriid mysticete (Mammalia: Cetacea). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 93:271-293.
- ↑ L. Agassiz. 1848. [on the species Saurocetus gibbesii]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4:4-5
- ↑ R. Kellogg. 1923. Description of an apparently new toothed cetacean from South Carolina. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Colelctions 76(7):1-7
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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