Ashley Formation
The Ashley Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
| Ashley Formation Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | South Carolina |
| Country | United States |
Vertebrate fauna
- Turtles:
- Ashleychelys palmeri[1]
- Carolinachelys wilsoni
- Syllomus sp.
- Psephophorus sp.
- Procolpochelys sp.
- Sirenians:
- Cetaceans:
- Agorophius pygmaeus[3]
- Micromysticetus rothauseni[4]
- Saurocetus gibbesi[5]
- Xenorophus sloanii[6]
- Ashleycetus planicapitis[7]
- Coronodon havensteini[8]
- Crocodiles:
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
- 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 Collections 76(7):1-7
- A. E. Sanders and J. H. Geisler. 2015. A new basal odontocete from the upper Rupelian of South Carolina, U.S.A., with contributions to the systematics of Xenorophus and Mirocetus (Mammalia, Cetacea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e890107
- Jonathan H. Geisler, Robert W. Boessenecker, Mace Brown and Brian L. Beatty. 2017. The Origin of Filter Feeding in Whales. Current Biology. In Press. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.003
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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