Where: Venezuela (7.5° N, 72.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 49.7° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Táchira Chert Member (La Luna Formation), Early/Lower Coniacian (89.3 - 85.8 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Táchira Chert Mbr of the La Luna Fm, which regionally overlies the La Puya and Peñas Altas Fms (Albian-Aptian) and is overlain by the Colón Fm. AGE: Early Coniacian; on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within member.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, cherty/siliceous limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, concretion
Collected by Renz
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: O. Renz. REPOSITORY: Renz coll., Compania, Shell de Venezuela.
Primary reference: O. Renz. 1982. The Cretaceous ammonites of Venezuela 1-132 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 88351: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 08.04.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
"Andersonites aff. listeri" = Gauthiericeras listeri
"Andersonites aff. listeri" = Gauthiericeras listeri van Hoepen 1965 ammonite |