Chandler Bridge Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Chattian (Arikareean) ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Cooper Group |
Underlies | Edisto Formation |
Overlies | Ashley Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32°48′N79°48′W / 32.8°N 79.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 32°54′N74°12′W / 32.9°N 74.2°W |
Region | South Carolina |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Chandler Bridge |
The Chandler Bridge Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Chattian (Late Oligocene) of the Paleogene period, corresponding to the Arikareean in the NALMA classification. [1] The formation overlies the Ashley Formation and is overlain by the Edisto Formation. [2]
Carnivorans reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Phocidae | Gen. et. sp. indeterminate | Proximal portion of a right femur (ChM PV5712). [3] | "A taxon closely comparable to the most specialized phocid, the modern genus Cystophora". | ||
Cetaceans reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Agorophiidae | Upper sandy unit. [4] | Referred to as Genus Y. | |||
Agorophius | A. sp. | "ChM PV 4256 (a partial skull and mandible with isolated teeth and associated postcrania)". [5] | An odontocete. | ||
Ankylorhiza | A. tiedemani | Partial skeleton (CCNHM 103). [6] | An odontocete also found in the Ashley and Belgrade formations. | ||
Coronodon | C. newtonorum | A manmade exposure in the vicinity of North Charleston, South Carolina. [7] | Partial skeleton (ChM PV 2778). [7] | A toothed mysticete. | |
C. planifrons | Drainage ditch in North Charleston, South Carolina. [7] | Partial skeleton (CCNHM 166) & isolated upper right M3 (CCNHM 8732). [7] | A toothed mysticete. | ||
Cotylocara | C. macei | [8] | A xenorophid. | ||
Echovenator | E. sandersi | "Drainage ditch associated with Limehouse Branch Creek, Berkeley County, South Carolina". [9] | A nearly-complete skull. [9] | A xenorophid. | |
Eomysticetus | E. carolinensis | Bed 2. [10] | A mysticete. | ||
E whitmorei | Bed 3, uppermost portion of the formation. [10] | A mysticete. | |||
cf. Eurhinodelphinidae | Upper sandy unit. [4] | ||||
cf. Squalodelphinidae | Upper sandy unit. [4] | ||||
Squalodon | A premolar (BCGM 9198). [11] | ||||
Sirenians reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Crenatosiren | C. olseni | [12] | A dugongid also known from the Ashley and Parachucla formations. | ||
Metaxytherium | M. albifontanum | Remains of a subadult individual (SC 89.115) and a young adult individual (ChM PV4757). [13] | A dugongid also found in the Parachucla Formation. | ||
Priscosiren | P. atlantica | SC 89.254. [14] | A dugongid. | ||
Stegosiren | S. macei | [15] | A dugongid also found in the Ashley Formation. | ||
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Birds reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Palaeochenoides | P. mioceanus | Distal end of a tarsometatarsus. [16] | A dubious pelagornithid, may instead be from the Cooper Formation. | ||
Pelagornis | P. sandersi | Bed 2 near Charleston Airport. [17] | A pelagornithid. | ||
Sulidae | Upper sandy unit. [4] | ||||
Tympanonesiotes | T. wetmorei | A very fragmentary piece of tarsometatarsus. [16] | A dubious pelagornithid, may instead be from the Cooper Formation. | ||
Crocodilians reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Gavialosuchus | G. carolinensis | A tooth (BCGM 9197). [11] | Now moved to the genus Thecachampsa . [18] | ||
Thecachampsa | T. carolinensis | A tooth (BCGM 9197). [11] | A gavialid. | ||
Testudines reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Ashleychelys | A. palmeri | Multiple specimens. [19] | A cheloniid also found in the Ashley Formation. | ||
Bairdemys | B. healeyorum | A largely complete skeleton and a partial anterior carapace. [20] | A podocnemid. | ||
Carolinochelys | C. wilsoni | Upper sandy unit. [4] | Multiple specimens. [19] | A cheloniid. | |
cf. Egyptemys | cf. E. sp. | Bed 1. [21] | CCNHM 4289 (a ridged carapacial ossicle). [21] | A dermochelyid. | |
Natemys | N. sp. 1 | CCNHM 4405.1–4405.5 (five associated non-ridged carapacial ossicles); CCNHM 5540, 5541, and 5542 (three non-ridged carapacial ossicles). [21] | A dermochelyid, also known from the Ashley Formation. | ||
Procolpochelys | P. charlestonensis | ChM PV6056 (a largely complete carapace associated with a few fragmentary vertebrae, pectoral girdle elements, humerus, and femur) and a skull fragment. [19] | A cheloniid. | ||
cf. Psephophorus | cf. P. sp. | Bed 1. [21] | CCNHM 5543 (an isolated ridged ossicle). [21] | A dermochelyid, also found in the Ashley Formation. | |
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Bony Fish reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Aglyptorhynchus | A. sp. | 2 isolated vertebral centra. [11] | |||
Cylindracanthus | C. sp. | Upper sandy unit. [4] | A billfish. | ||
Histiophorus | H. rotundus | ChM PV4864. [22] | A swordfish, now reassigned to Xiphiorhynchus. [22] | ||
Xiphiorhynchus | X. cf. X. aegyptiacus | "McKewn Subdivision, North Charleston, Dorchester County, South Carolina". [4] | A partial rostrum. [4] | A swordfish. | |
X. rotundus | ChM PV4864. [22] | A swordfish. | |||
Rays reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Anoxypristis | A single rostral spine. [11] | A sawfish. | |||
Dasyatidae | Dasyatidae gen. et. sp. indet. | Teeth (BCGM 9100 and 9101, SC 2009.18.19). [11] | A stingray. | ||
Dasyatis | D. cavernosa | Teeth (BCGM 9096, 9097, and 9103, SC 2009.18.17). [11] | A stingray. | ||
D. rugosa | BCGM 9098 and 9099, SC 2009.18.18. [11] | A stingray. | |||
Gymnura | G. sp. | A tooth (BCGM 9107). [11] | A butterfly ray. | ||
Mobula | M. cf. M. loupianensis | BCGM 9133–9142, SC 2009.18.20. [11] | |||
Myliobatinae | Myliobatinae gen. indet. | Partial medial teeth and complete lateral teeth (BCGM 9114–9117, SC 2009.18.22). [11] | An eagle ray. | ||
Paramobula | P. fragilis | Teeth (BCGM 9111–9113, SC 2009.18.21). [11] | |||
Plinthicus | P. stenodon | Upper sandy unit. [4] | BCGM 9118–9121, SC 2009.18.23 [11] | The oldest record of this species. | |
Raja | Raja mccollumi | "Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina". [11] | Teeth. [11] | A skate also found in the Ashley Formation. | |
R. sp. | Teeth (BCGM 9087–9089, SC 2009.18.16). [11] | A skate with teeth twice as large as those of R. mccollumi, but far less common. [11] | |||
Rhinoptera | R. cf. R. studeri | Teeth (BCGM 9122 and 9123, SC 2009.18.24). [11] | A cownose ray. | ||
R. sp. | Upper sandy unit. [4] | A cownose ray. | |||
Rhynchobatus | R. pristinus | Teeth (BCGM 9084–9086, SC 2009.18.14). [11] | A wedgefish. | ||
Sharks reported from the Chandler Bridge Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Alopias | A. cf. A. vulpinus | Teeth (BCGM 9046–9048, SC 2009.18.3). [11] | A thresher shark. | ||
Bythaelurus | B. sp. | A fragmentary tooth (BCGM 9074). [11] | A catshark. | ||
Carcharias | C. cuspidatus | Teeth (BCGM 9051 and 9052). [11] | A sand shark. | ||
C. sp. | A posterior tooth (BCGM 9053) and a lateral tooth from a very young individual (BCGM 9054). [11] | A sand shark. | |||
Carcharhinus | C. gibbesi | BCGM 9056–9062, SC 2009.18.6. [11] | The most abundant non-batoid elasmobranch in the Chandler Bridge sample. [11] | ||
C. leucas | Upper sandy unit. [4] | The bull shark. | |||
Carcharocles | C. angustidens | Upper sandy unit. [4] | Teeth. [23] | Reassigned to the genus Otodus . | |
C. sp. | Teeth (BCGM 9055, SC 2009.18.5). [11] | Reassigned to the genus Otodus . | |||
Cetorhinus | ?C. parvus | Scales (BCGM 9049 and 9050, SC 2009.18.4). [11] | A basking shark. | ||
Galeocerdo | G. 'casei' | Upper sandy unit. [4] | |||
Galeorhinus | G. sp. | Teeth (BCGM 9080–9083, SC 2009.18.13). [11] | A houndshark. | ||
Hemipristis | H. serra | Teeth (BCGM 9071–9073, SC 2009.18.10). [11] | A weasel shark. | ||
Nebrius | N. cf. N. serra | A tooth (SC 2009.18.1). [11] | A nurse shark. | ||
Otodus | O. angustidens | Upper sandy unit. [4] | Teeth. [23] | Assemblages dominated by teeth of juveniles and neonates, with few adults present, suggesting a nursery area for the species. [23] | |
O. sp. | Teeth (BCGM 9055, SC 2009.18.5). [11] | A megatooth shark. | |||
Physogaleus | P. aduncus | Teeth (BCGM 9063–9066, SC 2009.18.7). [11] | A ground shark. | ||
P. contortus | Upper sandy unit. [4] | A ground shark. | |||
P. sp. | Broken and/or abraded teeth (BCGM 9067 and 9068, SC 2009.18.8). [11] | A ground shark. | |||
Rhincodon | R. cf. R. typus | Teeth (BCGM 9044 and 9045, SC 2009.18.2). [11] | The oldest fossil record of the whale shark. | ||
Rhizoprionodon | R. sp. | Small, imperfectly preserved teeth (BCGM 9069 and 9070, SC 2009.18.9). [11] | A sharpnose shark. | ||
Sphyrna | S. cf. S. media | BCGM 9075–9077, SC 2009.18.11. [11] | A hammerhead shark. | ||
S. zygaena | BCGM 9078 and 9079, SC 2009.18.12. [11] | The more common of the two hammerhead shark species found in the formation. [11] | |||
Squatina | S. cf. S. angeloides | BCGM 9042 and 9043. [11] | An angelshark. | ||
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