​14E: Ocmulgee Formation Vertebrates

This should not be considered a complete listing of Ocmulgee Formation vertebrates. 
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Ocmulgee Formation Vertebrates reported in 1970 by Sam Pickering 
(Bulletin 81)
Genus & Species                   Common name                Frequency
Lamna apppendiculata      Mackerel Shark               Rare
Carcharias cuspidate          Great White                     Common
Galeocerdo latidens             Tiger Shark                      Rare
Myliobatis (species?)            Eagle Ray                        Abundant

Smithsonian; Eocene
The below files lack detailed stratigraphic location so they are presented here, many of the records are also repetitive, the same species collected at different times by different researchers, so here they are consolidated to present a record of what’s present in Georgia’s Eocene sediments:

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Eocene Vertebrates from Georgia
Online Catalog: Search the Department of Paleobiology Collections
Downloaded: 7/April/2013
Genus & Species                   Common name        Location                    Specimen
Order: Testudines                Turtle                         Wilkinson County   34 shell frag.
Family: Mesonychidae        Mesonychid              Crisp County             Partial Femur
Propristis schweinfurthi    Sawfish                      Bibb County             Dermal bones
Protosiren (species?)           Siren/Manatee         Houston County      Partial rib