Paracas-Otuma Road (Eocene of Peru)
Also known as 95DV 825
Where: Peru (13.9° S, 76.3° W: paleocoordinates 16.3° S, 68.8° W)
When: Otuma Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: T. J. DeVries. 1998. Oligocene deposition and Cenozoic sequence boundaries in the Pisco Basin (Peru). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 11(3):217-231 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 206255: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.11.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
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Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
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Cardita newelli Rivera 1957 clam | |
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Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam | |
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Corbula paracasensis Rivera 1957 clam | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Turritella woodsi Lisson 1925 turret shell | |
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Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 true whelk | |