Lizard Springs Samples Renz 285, 289: Paleocene, Trinidad and Tobago
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Ostracoda
- Podocopida
- Bairdiidae
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Ostracoda
- Podocopida
- Cytherideidae
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Geography
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Coordinates: | 10.2° North, 61.1° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 6.8° North, 40.4° West (Wright 2013) |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 | ||
| Key time interval: | Paleocene | Foram zone: | Globorotalia velascoensis |
| Age range of interval: | 66 - 56 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Lizard Springs |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Trinidad Oil Company collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | River Ampelu | ||
| Database number: | 94025 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | micropaleontology |
| Created: | 2010-02-08 10:56:36 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-02-08 10:56:36 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31947. | W. A. van den Bold. 1957. Ostracoda from the Paleocene of Trinidad. Micropaleontology 3(1):1-18 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |