Alto Guayacan: Late/Upper Miocene, Costa Rica

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Kruckowlamna costarricana
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards 1771)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Pagrus sp. Lacépède 1802
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Tetraodon sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Diplodus oweni
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis perotteti
Pristis pristis (Linnaeus 1758)
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus rudolffischeri
Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst 1877
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus lunulatus
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus (Agassiz 1835)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus 1758)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816
Scyliorhinus ambiatlanticus
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835
Chaenogaleus affinis (Probst 1878)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Scoliodon taxandriae Leriche 1926
Rhizoprionodon fischeuri
Carcharhinus acanthodon
Carcharhinus cionei
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843
Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron 1841)
Isogomphodon acuarius
Physogaleus sp. Cappetta 1980
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhincodontidae
Rhiniodon typus Smith 1828
recombined as Rhincodon typus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias superciliosus (Lowe 1840)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Otodus megalodon
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus retroflexus (Agassiz 1838)
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810
Heptranchias sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus uscariensis
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Dalatiidae
Isistius triangulus (Probst 1879)
original and current combination Scymnus triangulus
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis dianapizarroae
Dasyatis cavernosa Probst 1877
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera studeri (Agassiz 1843)
Mobula hypostoma
Mobula lorenzoizanoi
Manta sp. Bancroft 1829
see common names

Geography
Country:Costa Rica State/province:Limon
Coordinates: 9.6° North, 82.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.3° North, 81.3° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Miocene
Age range of interval:11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Limon Formation:Uscari
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Age based in Collins et al.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Material from Museo de Zoologia de Ia Escuela de Biologia (UCR)
Metadata
Database number:162678
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Pimiento
Modifier:C. Pimiento
Created:2014-10-01 13:19:23 Last modified:2014-10-01 14:30:38
Access level:the public Released:2014-10-01 13:19:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
52965. C. A. Laurito. 1999. Los selaceos fósiles de Ia localidad de Alto Guayacan ( y otros ictiolitos asociados). 168 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]