List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Patellidae indet.
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Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Walch 1771
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Platyceratidae
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Platyostoma sp.
Conrad 1842
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Platyceras sp.
Conrad 1840
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pterineidae
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Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) sp.
(Hall 1884)
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original and current combination Actinopteria | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pterinopectinidae
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Pseudaviculopecten sp.
Newell 1938
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Bivalvia
- Modiomorphida
- Modiomorphidae
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Goniophora sp.
Phillips 1848
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Athyrididae
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Athyris sp.
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Hysterolitidae
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Fimbrispirifer sp.
Cooper 1942
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Acrospiriferidae
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Acrospirifer sp.
Wedekind 1926
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Atrypa sp.
Dalman 1828
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Centronellidae
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Amphigenia sp.
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Strophomenata
- Productida
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Chonetidina indet.
Muir-Wood 1955
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
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Strophomenida indet.
Opik 1934
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rafinesquinidae
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Leptaena sp.
Dalman 1828
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Stenolaemata
- Cystoporida
- Hexagonellidae
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Coscinium sp.
Keyserling 1846
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Stenolaemata
- Cystoporida
- Sulcoreteporidae
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Taeniopora sp.
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unclassified
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Echinodermata indet.
Klein 1754
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pelmatozoans | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Favositidae
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cf. Favosites sp.
Lamarck 1816
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Pachyporidae
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cf. Trachypora sp.
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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synonym of Thamnoptychia | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Rugosa
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Rugosa indet.
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Streptelasmatidae
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cf. Homalophyllum sp.
Simpson 1900
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Zaphrentidae
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cf. Zaphrentis sp.
Haime 1850
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synonym of Zaphrenthis | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Venezuela |
Coordinates: | 10.5° North, 72.5° West (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 49.2° South, 44.0° West |
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Rio Cachira | Formation: | Cano Grande | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: This part of section interpreted as Emsian to early Eifelian. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | calcareous mudstone |
Lithology description: "Lodolitas calcareas biostromales" | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Geology comments: Unit interpreted as open platform. Overall sequence is interpreted as transgressive-regressive cycle related to prograding delta complex. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Collection method comments: Abundances are given by authors. |
Metadata
Database number: | 35896 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Foote | Enterer: | M. Foote |
Modifier: | M. Foote | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2004-01-08 20:33:48 | Last modified: | 2006-09-13 14:01:03 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-01-08 20:33:48 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
9641. | T. M. Sanchez and J. L. Benedetto. 1983. Paleoecologia, comunidades bentonicas y sucesion paleoambiental en el Grupo Rio Cachiri, Devonico, Sierra de Perija, Venezueal. Ameghiniana 20(3-4):163-198 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote] |