Luis Correa: Early/Lower Miocene, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Potamides woodringi
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) terpena
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella sulcigyrata
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Naticarius canrena
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) diminuta
Chione (Chione) subrostrata (Lamarck 1818)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Argopecten) cf. concinnatus
original and current combination Argopecten
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Arca) imbricata (Bruguière 1789)
recombined as Lamarcka imbricata
Anadara (Scapharca) egleri
original and current combination Scapharca
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Megabalanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus 1758)
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Piaui
Coordinates: 2.9° South, 41.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.6° South, 37.5° 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:112600
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2011-07-13 03:16:18 Last modified:2011-07-12 13:16:18
Access level:the public Released:2011-07-13 03:16:18
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]