Siquisique: Burdigalian, Venezuela
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Gavialidae
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Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis n. gen., n. sp.
Brochu and Rincón 2004
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| MBLUZ-P-5050 - holotype (nearly complete skull and lower jaws) | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Venezuela | State/province: | Lara |
| Coordinates: | 10.6° North, 69.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 11.2° North, 64.1° West (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Burdigalian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Burdigalian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 20.45 - 15.98 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Castillo |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | argillaceous marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Clayey marls | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
| Geology comments: A nearshore marine depositional environment. Calm water environment with fine-grained sediment. Corals may indicate mixed substrates in the region. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 143603 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-04-25 06:58:21 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-04-25 06:58:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46522. | C. A. Brochu and A. D. Rincón. 2004. A gavialoid crocodylian from the Lower Miocene of Venezuela. Special Papers in Palaeontology 71:61-79 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |