Locality T, Venezuela - Weisbord (1964): Early/Lower Pliocene, Venezuela
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Stigilla carnaria
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Murex (Murex) recurvirostris
(Broderip 1832)
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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= Haustellum messorium
Sowerby 1841
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella divaricata
(d'Orbigny 1853)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Crenella decussata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymerella) decussata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Glycymeris (Tucetona) pectinata
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Tucetona pectinata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara (Cunearca) cumanensis
Dall 1898
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Anadara (? Lunarca) caboblanquensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Anadara (Lunarca) ovalis
(Bruguiere 1789)
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25 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lunarca ovalis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Pecten) maiquetiensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Argopecten gibbus | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus antecessor | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula gibbosa
Lamarck 1801
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia mareana
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Weisbord 1964 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella aduncata
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Weisbord 1964 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 88 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia antilleana
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Weisbord 1964 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
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Ervilia nitens
(Montagu 1808)
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Weisbord 1964 | 18 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax marensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Merisca) cristallina
(Spengler 1798)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea
(Born 1778)
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Weisbord 1964 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Eurytellina punicea | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Dosinia (Dosinidia) concentrica
(Born 1778)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: Dosinia (Dosinidia) concentrica prosapia | ||||||||||
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Chione (Chione) cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Weisbord 1964 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Chione cancellata | ||||||||||
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Pitar (Pitar) maiquetiensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Pitar (Pitar) antillensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Transennella caboblanquensis
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Macrocallista maculata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 21 specimens | ||||||||
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Tivela (Planitivela) venezuelana
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Pleiorytis venezuelensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Arcinella informal sp. A
Schumacher 1817
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Bornia tacaguana
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Adrana cf. tellinoides
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Nuculana (Saccella) karlmartini
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Nucula) venezuela
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora cayenensis
(Lamarck 1822)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbo caboblanquensis
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Turbo informal sp. A
Linnaeus 1758
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Weisbord 1962 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica nobilis
Röding 1798
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Weisbord 1962 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella maiquetana
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Caecum (Fartulum) venezuelanum
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Fartulum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Strombina caboblanquensis
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Strombina (Strombina) pumilio | ||||||||||
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Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa
(Adams 1845)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Parvanachis obesa | ||||||||||
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? Strombina galba
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Mazatlania cosentini | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fusinus closer
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella (Minioliva) fundarugata
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis
Olsson 1956
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Weisbord 1962 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Oliva (Ispidula) schepmani
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Oliva (Ispidula) tisiphona | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus (Leptoconus) jaspideus
Gmelin 1791
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Weisbord 1962 | 26 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Clathrodrillia gibbosa
(Reeve 1843)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) gatunensis
(Toula 1908)
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Weisbord 1962 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Strioterebrum spiriferum | ||||||||||
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Terebra (Hastula) hastata
Gmelin 1791
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Weisbord 1962 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Hastula hastata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Persicula (? Rabicea) hodsoni
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Persicula interruptalineata | ||||||||||
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Persicula (Rabicea) interruptelinata
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Weisbord 1962 | 27 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Persicula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella (Prunum) circumvittata
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex (Phyllonotus) pomum
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum | ||||||||||
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Purpura patula
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Personidae
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Distorsio (Rhysema) clathrata
(Lamarck 1816)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Cassis aff. madagascariensis
Lamarck 1822
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tonnidae
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Tonna ? galea
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) auricula
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Venezuela | State/province: | Sucre |
| Coordinates: | 10.0° North, 64.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.9° North, 63.3° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Cabo Blanco | Formation: | Mare | Member: | Upper |
| Local section: | Locality T | ||||
| Regional section: | Quebrada Las Pailas | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: From upper Mare Formation. These silts overlie the coarser sediments at the base of the Mare Formation. The Playa Grande and Mare formations of the Cabo Blanco Group are believed to be early Pliocene in age, and the Guaiguaza clay late Pliocene. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,brown poorly lithified sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: The upper Mare Formation consist of tan, homogeneous, and slightly compacted silts of a fine and even texture. | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
| Geology comments: Beds were laid down in shallow marine waters | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | PRI |
| Collection method comments: Collected by Weisbord in 1955 and 1956. Collections also held at Flordia State University | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive for mollusca, and serpulids | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Locality T | ||
| Database number: | 41554 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-16 11:51:16 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-16 11:51:16 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11132. | N. E. Weisbord. 1964. Late Cenozoic scaphopods and serpulid polychaets from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 47(214):111-199 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro] |
Secondary references:
| 19909 | A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 13987 | N. E. Weisbord. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro] | |
| 11137 | N. E. Weisbord. 1964. Late Cenozoic pelecypods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 45(204):1-564 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro] |