SKGS-73, Philippines - Tshuto (1969) (Pliocene of Philippines)

Also known as SKGS-73

Where: Panay, Philippines (11.1° N, 122.5° E: paleocoordinates 11.1° N, 122.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ulian Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• Stratigraphically in the upper part of the Ulian Formation. Pliocene, possibly late Pliocene in age. The molluscan assemblage is som small that an accurate age assessment cannot be expected.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; fine-grained, calcareous sandstone

• Almost autocthonous pure marine association of the fine sand bottom of slightly more than 20 m with the exception of exotic elements from the brackish water environment.
• Well sorted, fine sand with some calareous patches.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: quarrying,

• All material studied and registered are stored at the Paleontological Laboratory, Department of Geology, Kyushu University

Primary reference: T. Shuto. 1969. Neogene gastropods from Panay Island, the Philippines. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia 6:7-250 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41650: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Exhaustive for gastropods. No other taxa included. Disagregating of the sample is so easy that sampling is expected not to be significantly biased.
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara (Anadara) ferruginea" = Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea Reeve 1844 rusty ark
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Circe rivularis venus clam
Meretrix meretrix venus clam
Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Paphia (Eumarcia) cheribonensis Oostingh 1935 venus clam
Paphia (Paratapes) undulata Born 1778 venus clam
SUBSPECIES: P. (P.) undulata neglecta
Placamen calophylla Philippi 1836 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Fragum (Lunulicardia) subretusa" = Lunulicardium (Lunulicardia), Protocardia sp.
"Fragum (Lunulicardia) subretusa" = Lunulicardium (Lunulicardia) cockle
Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Semelangulus) sp., "Tellina (Merisca) diaphana" = Merisca, "Tellina (Arcopaginula) inflata" = Arcopaginula inflata
Tellina (Semelangulus) sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina (Merisca) diaphana" = Merisca tellin clam
"Tellina (Arcopaginula) inflata" = Arcopaginula inflata Gmelin 1791 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae