Where: Trinidad and Tobago (10.2° N, 61.6° W: paleocoordinates 10.2° N, 60.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Courbaril Member (Morne l'Enfer Formation), Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• Collection is from the Courbaril Sand and Clay Member of the Upper Morne l'Enfer Formation. The Courbaril fauna is considered to be of early Pliocene age and is probably slightly older than the Matura fauna.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shoreface; poorly lithified sandstone and claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the PRI, USNM
Collection methods: quarrying,
• All material descibed in this report is reposited in the Naturhistorisches Mueum, Basel, or the USNM. Additional material collection from this unit is found at PRI.
Primary reference: P. Jung. 1969. Miocene and Pliocene mollusks from Trinidad. Bulletins of American Paleontology 55(247):293-697 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 60410: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.05.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Nuculana (Saccella) ludificans" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) ludificans" = Saccella pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Lamellinucula) baccata nut clam | |
"Carditamera (Bryssomera) aff. affinis" = Carditamera affinis
"Carditamera (Bryssomera) aff. affinis" = Carditamera affinis Sowerby 1823 clam | |
Martesia striata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Caryocorbula (Caryocorbula) sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Juliacorbula aequivalvis Philippi 1836 clam | |
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Mulinia sp. Gray 1837 clam | |
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) circinatus, Chione (Nioche) veatchiana, "Chione (Lirophora) sanctidavidis" = Lirophora
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) circinatus venus clam
Chione (Nioche) veatchiana Maury 1912 venus clam
"Chione (Lirophora) sanctidavidis" = Lirophora venus clam | |
Macoma (Psammacoma) "sp. B", Strigilla (Strigilla) carnaria, "? Eurytellina oligoscissulata" = Tellina (Eurytellina), Eurytellina punicea, "Moerella (Moerella) elinguis" = Tellina (Moerella), Temnoconcha aff. brasiliana, Psammotreta galbana
Macoma (Psammacoma) "sp. B" Dall 1900 tellin clam
Strigilla (Strigilla) carnaria Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"? Eurytellina oligoscissulata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) tellin clam
Eurytellina punicea Born 1778 tellin clam
"Moerella (Moerella) elinguis" = Tellina (Moerella) tellin clam
Temnoconcha aff. brasiliana tellin clam
Psammotreta galbana tellin clam | |
Semele purpurascens Gmelin 1791 clam
Semele proficua Pulteney 1799 clam
Abra cf. aequalis Say 1822 abra
Cumingia galbensis clam | |
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) sp. Swainson 1840 mussel | |
Lunarca billingsiana Maury 1912 ark
Anadara (Anadara) inaequilateralis Maury 1917 ark | |
Noetia (Eontia) centrota Guppy 1867 clam | |
"Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) sp." = Argopecten
"Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) sp." = Argopecten Monterosato 1889 calico scallop | |
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
Gastropoda | |
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell | |
"Bittium (Bittiolum) fretense" = Bittiolum, Cerithium harrisi
"Bittium (Bittiolum) fretense" = Bittiolum cerith snail
Cerithium harrisi cerith snail | |
Caecum "sp. D" Fleming 1813 snail | |
Volvarina "sp. B" Hinds 1844 margin shell
Prunum (Prunum) dallianum Maury 1912 margin shell | |
"Cymia brightoniana" = Cymia (Cymia) brightoniana
"Cymia brightoniana" = Cymia (Cymia) brightoniana Maury 1925 murex snail | |
Anachis (Anachis) asphaltoda, Melongena melongena, Nassarius ? galbanus, Nassarius (Uzita) trinitatensis
Anachis (Anachis) asphaltoda true whelk
Melongena melongena Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
Nassarius ? galbanus true whelk
Nassarius (Uzita) trinitatensis Jung 1969 true whelk | |
"Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail | |
Diodora cavenensis snail |