Siquisique (Miocene of Venezuela)
Where: Lara, Venezuela (10.6° N, 69.7° W: paleocoordinates 9.8° N, 66.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Castillo Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; argillaceous marl
• A nearshore marine depositional environment. Calm water environment with fine-grained sediment. Corals may indicate mixed substrates in the region.
• Clayey marls
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. A. Brochu and A. D. Rincón. 2004. A gavialoid crocodylian from the Lower Miocene of Venezuela. Special Papers in Palaeontology 71:61-79 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 143603: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 25.04.2013
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Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis n. gen. n. sp.
Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis n. gen. n. sp. Brochu and Rincón 2004 crocodilian MBLUZ-P-5050 - holotype (nearly complete skull and lower jaws)
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