Cerro Colorado (Pisco, Miocene) (Miocene of Peru)

Where: Peru (14.3° S, 75.9° W: paleocoordinates 14.7° S, 73.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pisco Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• lowest beds of Pisco Formation

•Tortonian age based on Lambert et al. 2016 (60319)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: O. Lambert, G. Bianucci, K. Post, C. Muizon, R. Salas-Gismondi, M. Urbina, and J. Reumer. 2010. The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru. Nature 466:105-108 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96800: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.07.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Carcharinus sp.2, Procellaridae indet.2, Getotheriidae indet.2, Sciaenidae indet.1, Osteichthyes indet.1, Elansmobranchi indet.1
Getotheriidae indet.2
gen. et. sp. nov.
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatidae indet.2
Myliobatidae indet.2 Bonaparte 1838 eagle ray
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon2
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon2 Agassiz 1835 megalodon
Also studied in Pimiento and Balk
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
cf. Lamnidae indet.1, "Cosmopolitodus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis2
cf. Lamnidae indet.1 Müller and Henle 1838 mackerel shark
"Cosmopolitodus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis2 Agassiz 1838 white shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna cf. media2
Sphyrna cf. media2 Springer 1940 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus2
Galeocerdo aduncus2 Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinidae indet.1, Carcharhinus aff. macloti2, Carcharhinus brachyurus2
Carcharhinidae indet.1 Jordan and Evermann 1896 requiem shark
Carcharhinus aff. macloti2 Muller and Henle 1839 requiem shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus2 Gunther 1870 requiem shark
Actinopteri
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
cf. Thunnus sp.1
cf. Thunnus sp.1 South 1845
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sardinops sp.3, Sardinops sagax1
Sardinops sp.3 Hubbs 1929 herring
Sardinops sagax1 Jenyns 1842 herring
Reptilia
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines2
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines2 Batsch 1788 turtle
 Crocodylia -
Crocodylia indet.1
Crocodylia indet.1 Owen 1842 crocodilian
Aves
 Suliformes - Sulidae
Sula sp.2, Sula figueroae n. sp.5, Sula brandi n. sp.5
Sula sp.2 Brisson 1760 booby
Sula figueroae n. sp.5 Stucchi et al. 2016 booby
Sula brandi n. sp.5 Stucchi et al. 2016 booby
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp.2
Phalacrocorax sp.2 Brisson 1760 cormorant
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phocidae indet.2
Phocidae indet.2 Gray 1821 seal
 Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Cetotheriidae indet.3
Cetotheriidae indet.3 Brandt 1872 whale
 Cetacea -
Physeteroidea indet.2, "Leviathan melvillei n. gen. n. sp." = Livyatan melvillei4
Physeteroidea indet.2 Gray 1868 toothed whale
"Leviathan melvillei n. gen. n. sp." = Livyatan melvillei4 Lambert et al. 2010 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Kentriodontidae
Kentriodontidae indet.2
Kentriodontidae indet.2 Slijper 1936 toothed whale
gen. et. sp. nov.
 Cetacea - Pontoporiidae
Pontoporiidae indet.2, Brachydelphis mazeasi2
Pontoporiidae indet.2 Gray 1870 toothed whale
gen. et. sp. nov.
Brachydelphis mazeasi2 Muizon 1988 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Messapicetus gregarius n. sp.2
Messapicetus gregarius n. sp.2 Bianucci et al. 2010 beaked whale
1Bianucci et al. 2016; 2Bianucci et al. 2010; 3Collareta et al. 2015; 4Matsumoto et al. 2007; 5Stucchi et al. 2016