Canteras de Caraballo, loma Caoba, San Diego de los Banos: Middle Eocene, Cuba
collected by Sanchez Roig

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Phymosoma gigantea n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Phymosoma peloria Arnold and Clark 1927
Echinoidea - Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas (Cylindrolampas) sandiegensis n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Echinolampas (Cylindrolampas) altissima (Clark 1927)
Palaeolampas alta Clark 1927
Palaeolampas plateia Clark 1927
Echinolampas brachytona Clark 1927
Echinolampas (Cypholampas) eocenicus n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Oligopygidae
Haimea pentagona n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Haimea gigantea n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Haimea cylindrica n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Haimea subcylindrica n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Neocatopygus caobaense n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Amblypygus depressus n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Agassizia caobaensis n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Schizaster brachypetalus Clark 1927
Schizaster dumblei Israelsky 1924
Schizaster bathypetalus Clark 1927
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Eupatagus casanovai n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Eupatagus attenuatus Clark 1927
Eupatagus (Spatangomorpha) pinarensis n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Eupatagus brodermanni n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Brissus caobaense n. sp. Sanchez-Roig 1953
Plagiobrissus robustus Clark 1927
Plagiobrissus loveni Cotteau 1875
Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae
Triadechinus multiporus Clark 1927
see common names

Geography
Country:Cuba
Coordinates: 22.6° North, 83.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:23.1° North, 74.2° West
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Middle Eocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in local section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "carbonate"
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, but probably carbonate. LITHIFICATION: Unknown, but probably lithified.
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:Sanchez Roig
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: M. Sanchez Roig. REPOSITORY: Sanchez Roig personal collection, as stated in text.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to Echinoidea. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:155852
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2014-05-03 16:41:24 Last modified:2014-05-03 17:34:57
Access level:the public Released:2014-05-03 16:41:24
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
51005. M. Sanchez-Roig. 1953. Nuevos Equinidos fosiles de la fauna Cubana. Anales de la Academia de Ciencias Medicas, Fisicas Y Naturales de la Habana 41:136-176 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]