Where: Piura, Peru (5.1° S, 81.2° W: paleocoordinates 13.0° S, 109.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Talara Shale Member (Talara Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
• Regarded as lower Upper Eocene on the basis of faunal similarity. Foraminifera suggest an upper Eocene age. Olsson states that the Talara and Saman rocks can be referred to the Upper Eocene and in terms of the European section, to the Bartonian and Ludian.....respectively? In most places the Talara Formation can be divided into three members, a lower shale (Talara Shale), a middle sandstone (Talara Sandstone), and an upper shale (Pozo Shale). In a complete section the Talara Formation has an average thickness of about 2800 ft. The collection is derived from a sandy basal layer known as the Lomitos Conglomerate in the Talara Shale member, which can reach a thickness of 400 ft or more.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, yellow sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying,
• No museum repositories are reported, but material may presumably be the AMNH of PRI collections. Because of uncertaintly this field is left ommited.
Primary reference: A. A. Olsson. 1930. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 3, Eocene Mollusca. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(62):1-164 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 52526: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 10.08.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium yasilum Olsson 1930 tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
"Phacoides (Here) andersoni n. sp." = Linga (Illesca) andersoni, "Phacoides (Miltha) woodi n. sp." = Eomiltha woodi
"Phacoides (Here) andersoni n. sp." = Linga (Illesca) andersoni Olsson 1930 clam
"Phacoides (Miltha) woodi n. sp." = Eomiltha woodi Olsson 1930 clam | |
Amotapas arbolensis clam | |
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam | |
"Cardium junceum n. sp." = Schedocardia juncea
"Cardium junceum n. sp." = Schedocardia juncea Olsson 1930 cockle | |
Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi, "Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) salsola" = Lamelliconcha hillii, Pitaria (Pitaria) yasila n. sp., "Clementia peruviana n. sp." = Clementia (Egesta) peruviana
Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi Olsson 1928 venus clam
"Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) salsola" = Lamelliconcha hillii Dall 1895 venus clam
Pitaria (Pitaria) yasila n. sp. Olsson 1930 venus clam
"Clementia peruviana n. sp." = Clementia (Egesta) peruviana Olsson 1928 venus clam | |
? Mactra sp., "Spisula (Oxyperas) deserta" = Oxyperas deserta
? Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
"Spisula (Oxyperas) deserta" = Oxyperas deserta Olsson 1928 clam | |
Venericardia smillina n. sp.
Venericardia smillina n. sp. clam | |
Ostrea samanensis Olsson 1928 oyster | |
Glycymeris peruvianus n. sp.
Glycymeris peruvianus n. sp. Olsson 1930 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Ampullina ortoni Gabb 1870 snail | |
Crassispira capella n. sp., Crassispira woodringi n. sp.
Crassispira capella n. sp. Olsson 1930 snail
Crassispira woodringi n. sp. Olsson 1930 snail | |
"Amphiperas bullennewtoni n. sp." = Sulcocypraea bullennewtoni
"Amphiperas bullennewtoni n. sp." = Sulcocypraea bullennewtoni Olsson 1930 snail Listed as "Amphiperas bullen-newtoni"
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"? Sconsia samanica" = Doliocassis samanica
"? Sconsia samanica" = Doliocassis samanica Olsson 1928 snail | |
Sassia sp. Bellardi 1872 triton shell | |
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Ficus otaria fig shell | |
Ancillarina pananga n. sp.
Ancillarina pananga n. sp. snail | |
Yasila paytensis n. sp., "Typhis (Levityphis) thagus n. sp." = Typhis (Laevityphis) thagus, Murex scorpionius n. sp.
Yasila paytensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 murex snail
"Typhis (Levityphis) thagus n. sp." = Typhis (Laevityphis) thagus Olsson 1930 murex snail
Murex scorpionius n. sp. Olsson 1930 murex snail | |
Peruluta mancorensis n. sp., Plejona (Volutocorbis) sula n. sp., Voluta paytanica n. sp., Lyria busera n. sp.
Peruluta mancorensis n. sp. Olsson 1928 volute
Plejona (Volutocorbis) sula n. sp. Olsson 1930 volute
Voluta paytanica n. sp. Olsson 1930 volute
Lyria busera n. sp. Olsson 1930 volute | |
Terebrifusus lepus n. sp., Terebrifusus placitus n. sp., Pseudoliva samanica, Pseudoliva sp., Pseudoliva coronaria n. sp., Dorsanum lagunitensis, Siphonalia (Pseudoneptunea) nuntia n. sp., Pollia (Endopachychilus) purpuroides n. sp., Pollia sillapaytensis n. sp.
Terebrifusus lepus n. sp. Olsson 1930 true whelk
Terebrifusus placitus n. sp. Olsson 1930 true whelk
Pseudoliva samanica true whelk
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Pseudoliva coronaria n. sp. Olsson 1930 true whelk
Dorsanum lagunitensis Woods 1922 true whelk
Siphonalia (Pseudoneptunea) nuntia n. sp. Olsson 1930 true whelk
Pollia (Endopachychilus) purpuroides n. sp. Olsson 1930 true whelk
Pollia sillapaytensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 true whelk | |
"Melongena (Cornulina) levifusoides" = Cornulina levifusoides
"Melongena (Cornulina) levifusoides" = Cornulina levifusoides Olsson 1928 snail | |
"Peruficus lagunitensis" = Glyptostyla lagunitensis
"Peruficus lagunitensis" = Glyptostyla lagunitensis Olsson 1929 snail | |
Plesiotriton paytensis n. sp., Cancellaria (Admete) paytensis n. sp.
Plesiotriton paytensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 snail
Cancellaria (Admete) paytensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 admete | |
Oliva (Oliva) misti n. sp.
Oliva (Oliva) misti n. sp. Olsson 1930 olive snail | |
Agaronia inca n. sp.
Agaronia inca n. sp. snail | |
Turricula (Pleurofusia) eolavinia n. sp. Olsson 1930 snail | |
"Conus chiraensis n. sp." = Conus sauridens chiraensis, Conus peruvianus n. sp., Moniliopsis peruviana n. sp., ? Moniliopsis paytensis n. sp.
"Conus chiraensis n. sp." = Conus sauridens chiraensis Olsson 1930 cone shell
Conus peruvianus n. sp. Olsson 1930 cone shell
Moniliopsis peruviana n. sp. Olsson 1930 cone shell
? Moniliopsis paytensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 cone shell | |
Terebra sp., Terebra negritensis n. sp.
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail
Terebra negritensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 auger snail | |
Eopleurotoma wiedeyi n. sp., Eopleurotoma paytensis n. sp., Genotia peruviana n. sp., Scobinella (Mitratoma) bartschi n. sp., Hemipleurotoma arenosa n. sp.
Eopleurotoma wiedeyi n. sp. Olsson 1930 turrid
Eopleurotoma paytensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 turrid
Genotia peruviana n. sp. Olsson 1930 turrid
Scobinella (Mitratoma) bartschi n. sp. Olsson 1930 turrid
Hemipleurotoma arenosa n. sp. Olsson 1930 turrid | |
Chiralithes cynosuris n. sp.
Chiralithes cynosuris n. sp. snail | |
Fusiturricula yasila n. sp.
Fusiturricula yasila n. sp. Olsson 1930 ribbed mitre | |
"Eoxancus paytensis n. sp." = Xancus paytensis, "Eoxancus talarensis n. sp." = Xancus talarensis
"Eoxancus paytensis n. sp." = Xancus paytensis Olsson 1930 snail
"Eoxancus talarensis n. sp." = Xancus talarensis Olsson 1930 snail | |
Mitra (Tiara) yasila n. sp.
Mitra (Tiara) yasila n. sp. Olsson 1930 mitre shell | |
Natica (Natica) peruviana Olsson 1928 moon snail
Natica (Nerinatica) paytensis n. sp. Olsson 1930 moon snail | |
Turritella samanensis Olsson 1928 turret shell
Turritella chira Olsson 1928 turret shell | |
Epitonium (Acrilla) paytens wentletrap
Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum Olsson 1928 wentletrap | |
Liotia sp. Gray 1842 snail | |
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Architectonica chira sundial
Architectonica sullana Olsson 1928 sundial | |
Tuba peruviana Olsson 1930 snail |