FMU 029 (Miocene of Venezuela)

Where: Falcon, Venezuela (11.2° N, 70.3° W: paleocoordinates 10.9° N, 68.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Upper Member (Urumaco Formation), Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Late Miocene, probably encompasses the Chasicoan-Huyquerian South American Land Mammal Ages, approximately 9 Ma. Specimens were found below the Capa de Tortugas in the upper member.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; gray sandstone

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: D. P. Domning and O. A. Aguilera. 2008. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbeaan Region. VIII. Nanosiren garciae, gen. et sp. nov. and Nanosiren sanchezi, sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(2):479-500 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81491: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.06.2008

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Nanosiren sanchezi n. sp. Domning and Aguilera 2008 dugong
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Bagre sp. Mitchill 1815 Ariid catfish