Piney Point Formation
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.
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">Chondrichthyes">Chondrichthyans
- 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]
- ''Allaeochelys sp.''
[Cetaceans]
- ''Basilotritus woodwardi''
Invertebrates
- Cubitostrea sellaeformis
- Anomia lisbonensis
- Plicatula fliamentosa
- "Pecten" sp.
- Glycymeris lisbonensis
- Leda semen
- Leda coelatella
- Venericardia rotunda
- Macrocallista perovata
- Anapteris regalis
- Caestocorbula fossata
- Corbula sp.
- Turritella nasuta
- ''Dentalium sp.''