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First record of a chimaeroid fish from the Eocene of the southeastern United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Dennis Parmley  and
David J. Cicimurri
Dennis Parmley
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville 31061,
David J. Cicimurri
Affiliation:
Bob Campbell Geology Museum, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634,
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Although fossilized teeth of sharks and rays are common elements in Eocene nearshore marine sediments of the southeastern United States (Parmley and Cicimurri, 2003 and references within), fossil remains of chimaeroid fishes are unknown from this region. Here we provide the first report of an Eocene chimaeroid fish from the southeastern United States, consisting of a partial, well-preserved left mandibular tooth plate recovered from central Georgia.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 79 , Issue 6 , November 2005 , pp. 1219 - 1221
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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