Jablonski & Raup Locality 161 (Cretaceous of Venezuela)

Where: Venezuela (8.0° N, 72.0° W: paleocoordinates 5.5° N, 56.3° W)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1362: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new-504, DJ 1992 replaces old m-161 (UNvetted)
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Trigonarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Aphrodina sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam