title: Piney Point Formation
text: # 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
  
  * 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. (At least 3 distinct species)
  * Glycymeris lisbonensis
  * Leda semen
  * Leda coelatella
  * Venericardia rotunda
  * Macrocallista perovata
  * Anapteris regalis
  * Caestocorbula fossata
  * Corbula sp.
  * Turritella nasuta
  * Dentalium sp. (at least 2 distinct species)
  