Urumaco, Biozona 2 Loc 02-FU: Late/Upper Miocene, Venezuela
collected by O. J. Linares
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Iniidae
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Ischyrorhynchus sp.
Ameghino 1891
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Geography
| Country: | Venezuela | State/province: | Falcon |
| Coordinates: | 11.2° North, 70.2° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.9° North, 68.8° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Miocene | Mammal zone: | Chasicoan |
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
| Secondary lithology: | sandstone |
| Lithology description: Unit composed of a noncyclic sequence of shales, sandstones and sandy limestones. | |
| Environment: | delta plain |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collectors: | O. J. Linares |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Linares Nivel fosil 22 | ||
| Database number: | 146424 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | M. Vallejo |
| Modifier: | J. Carrillo | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-06-25 07:22:29 | Last modified: | 2014-04-12 21:30:12 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2016-06-25 07:22:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 47311. | O. J. Linares. 2004. Bioestratigrafia de la fauna de mamíferos de las Formaciones Socorro, Urumaco y Codore (Mioceno medio - Plioceno temprno)de la región de Urumaco, Falcon, Venezuela. Paleobiologia Neotropical 1:1-26 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cárdenas] |