SW of San José, La Guajira - 5 m terrace (pg. 159) (Pleistocene of Colombia)

Where: Colombia (12.3° N, 71.8° W: paleocoordinates 12.3° N, 71.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unknown lithostratigraphic unit, but unlikely to belong to the Castilletes Fm; lithostratigraphic relationships are not reported. AGE: Stated by Bürgl to be Pleistocene, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: List from 5 m thick bed.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified limestone

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Soft limestone. LITHIFICATION: Poorly lithified, on the basis of facies description.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Bürgl

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Presumably H. Bürgl. REPOSITORY: Unknown.

Primary reference: H. Bürgl. 1960. Geologia de la Peninsula de la Guajira. Boletin Geologico 6(1-3):129-168 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97679: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 22.08.2010

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: Somewhat antiquated nomenclature, but with species-resolution identifications. Identified by M. Barrios.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella altilira" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira
"Turritella altilira" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira Conrad 1857 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus pugilis Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex antillarum" = Murex (Murex) antillarum
"Murex antillarum" = Murex (Murex) antillarum Hinds 1844 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta alfaroi Dall 1912 volute
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana
"Arca brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana Lamarck 1819 ark
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten gibbus" = Argopecten gibbus
"Pecten gibbus" = Argopecten gibbus Linnaeus 1758 calico scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides pectinatus Gmelin 1791 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Dosinia concentrica" = Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica Born 1778 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam