Lithologic Unit H. Cano del Oeste Fmn., Sierra de Perija (Devonian of Venezuela)

Where: Venezuela (10.5° N, 72.5° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° S, 45.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Cano del Oeste Formation (Rio Cachira Group), Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

• Unit interpreted as delta plain. Overall sequence is interpreted as transgressive-regressive cycle related to prograding delta complex.
• "Lutitas y areniscas c/ restos vegetales"

Collection methods: Abundances are given by authors.

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35903: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 08.01.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Ptychopteria sp.
Ptychopteria sp. Hall 1883 oyster
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Paracyclas sp.
Paracyclas sp. Hall 1843 clam
 Lophophorata -
Tentaculitida indet.
Tentaculitida indet. Ljaschenko 1955
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida -
Spiriferida indet.
Spiriferida indet. Waagen 1883
 Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
Mediospirifer "sp. C"
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Tylothyris sp.
Tylothyris sp. North 1920
  - Tropidoleptidae
Tropidoleptus sp.
 Orthida -
Orthida indet.
Orthida indet. Schuchert and Cooper 1932
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia sp.
Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Devonochonetes" sp.
"Devonochonetes" sp. Muir-Wood 1962
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestellidae indet.