Geroncio: Early/Lower Miocene, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia perumbonata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium paraense
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia concentrica (Born 1778)
recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus doris
Fusinus soperis
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Para
Coordinates: 0.7° South, 47.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.7° South, 43.2° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pirabas
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:112584
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2011-07-13 00:35:39 Last modified:2011-07-12 10:35:39
Access level:the public Released:2011-07-13 00:35:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

36658. V. Araujo Tavora, A. A. R. dos Santos, and R. N. Araujo. 2010. Localidades fossiliferas da Formacao Pirabas (Mioceno Inferior). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Ciências Naturais, Belém 5(2):207-224 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]