Aquia Formation

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The Aquia Formation is a paleocene fossil site located near the Potomac River in Maryland and Virginia.

Contents 1 Flora and Fauna of the Aquia Formation 1.1 Sharks 1.2 Rays 1.3 Crocodillians 1.4 Turtles 1.5 Gastropods

[edit] Flora and Fauna of the Aquia Formation

[edit] Sharks

• Carcharias hopei
• Cretolamna
• Otodus obliquus
• Paleohypotodus rutoti
• Striatolamia striata
• Squalus

[edit] Rays

• Myliobatis

[edit] Crocodillians

• Thecachampsa

[edit] Turtles

• Testudine order
• Trionyx

[edit] Gastropods

• Turritella