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 60650: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.05.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium (Dentalium) divulgatum tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Noetia (Noetia) sheldoniana Maury 1912 clam
Noetia (Eontia) centrota Guppy 1867 clam | |
Anadara (Anadara) inaequilateralis Maury 1917 ark
Lunarca billingsiana Maury 1912 ark | |
"Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) sp." = Argopecten
"Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) sp." = Argopecten Monterosato 1889 calico scallop | |
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
Caryocorbula (Caryocorbula) sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Juliacorbula aequivalvis Philippi 1836 clam | |
Semele aff. anteriocosta Vokes 1938 clam
Abra cf. aequalis Say 1822 abra | |
Donax striatus Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Temnoconcha aff. brasiliana, "? Eurytellina oligoscissulata" = Tellina (Eurytellina), Eurytellina punicea
Temnoconcha aff. brasiliana tellin clam
"? Eurytellina oligoscissulata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) tellin clam
Eurytellina punicea Born 1778 tellin clam | |
"Chione (Lirophora) sanctidavidis" = Lirophora, Dosinia (Dosinia) sp., Chione (Nioche) veatchiana, Pitar (Lamelliconcha) circinatus
"Chione (Lirophora) sanctidavidis" = Lirophora venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinia) sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
Chione (Nioche) veatchiana Maury 1912 venus clam
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) circinatus venus clam | |
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Mulinia sp. Gray 1837 clam | |
"Nuculana (Saccella) ludificans" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) ludificans" = Saccella pointed nut clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Diodora cayensis snail | |
Epitonium (Epitonium) aff. foliaceicostatum wentletrap
Epitonium (Epitonium) humphreysi wentletrap | |
Cerithium harrisi cerith snail | |
"Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail | |
Rissoina (Rissoina) sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail | |
Anachis (Anachis) asphaltoda, "Strombina (Sincola) crassilabrum" = Sincola (Sincola) crassilabrum
"Strombina (Sincola) crassilabrum" = Sincola (Sincola) crassilabrum Guppy 1874 snail | |
Nassarius galbanus snail
Nassarius (Uzita) trinitatensis Jung 1969 snail
Nassarius (Phrontis) vibex Say 1822 snail | |
Olivella (Minioliva) fundarugata olive snail | |
Strioterebrum aff. laevifasciola Maury 1917 auger snail | |
Risomurex galbensis murex snail |