Also known as Locality 2x
Where: Tayabas, Philippines (13.0° N, 122.0° E: paleocoordinates 13.0° N, 122.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Canguinsa Sandstone Member (Vigo Formation), Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• In a section, 50 ft thick of yellow sandstone and bluish clayey sandstone. The Malumbang Limestione is found in the hill 100 yards to the northeast and is unconformable on the Canguinsa Sandstone. Overlies Maglihi Sandstone (1000-2000 ft thick) and is overlain by the Malumbang Limestone (100-200 ft thick). the Canguinsa Sandstone is 500-1200 ft thick.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; yellow sandstone and blue, argillaceous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite
Reposited in the CAS, UCMP
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Collections held in UCB (UC- Berkeley), CAS (Cal. Acad. Sci.) and UCLA
Primary reference: W.P. Popenoe and R. M. Kleinpell. 1978. Age and stratigraphic significance for Lyellian correlation of the fauna of the Vigo Formation, Luzon, Phillipines. Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences 129:1-73 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41524: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Anadara cornea ark
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
Anadara biformis Martin 1883 ark | |
Corbula lamellata, "Corbula fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata
Corbula lamellata clam
"Corbula fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata Smith 1879 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Umbonium vestinarium top snail | |
Architectonica perspectiva Linnaeus 1767 sundial | |
Pupa sulcata Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Clypeomorus morus cerith snail
Cerithium "sp. a" Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Rhinoclavus pfefferi cerith snail | |
Cerithidea jenkinsi Martin 1879 horn snail | |
"Natica cf. columnaris" = Natica, "Mamilla mammata" = Natica, "Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana, Polinices solida, Polinices aurantius, Eunaticina papilla
"Natica cf. columnaris" = Natica moon snail
"Mamilla mammata" = Natica moon snail
"Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana Récluz 1843 moon snail
Polinices solida moon snail
Polinices aurantius Lamarck 1822 moon snail
Eunaticina papilla Gmelin 1791 moon snail | |
Vexillum obeliscus ribbed mitre
Vexillum costellaris ribbed mitre
Vexillum formosense ribbed mitre
Vexillum amanda Reeve 1845 ribbed mitre | |
Mitra interlirata mitre shell | |
"Hebra subspinosa" = Nassa (Hebra), "Hebra jonkeri" = Nassa (Hebra)
"Hebra subspinosa" = Nassa (Hebra) true whelk
"Hebra jonkeri" = Nassa (Hebra) true whelk | |
Melongena galeodes Lamarck 1843 snail | |
"Arcularia cf. globosa" = Nassarius (Arcularia), "Arcularia thersites" = Nassarius (Arcularia), "Arcularia bimaculosa" = Nassarius (Arcularia), "Arcularia "sp. B"" = Nassarius (Arcularia), "Alectrion cf. coronatus" = Nassarius (Alectrion), "Alectrion sinusigera" = Nassarius (Alectrion), "Alectrion crenulatus" = Nassarius (Alectrion)
"Arcularia cf. globosa" = Nassarius (Arcularia) snail
"Arcularia thersites" = Nassarius (Arcularia) snail
"Arcularia bimaculosa" = Nassarius (Arcularia) snail
"Arcularia "sp. B"" = Nassarius (Arcularia) Link 1807 snail
"Alectrion cf. coronatus" = Nassarius (Alectrion) snail
"Alectrion sinusigera" = Nassarius (Alectrion) snail
"Alectrion crenulatus" = Nassarius (Alectrion) snail | |
"Oliva oliva" = Oliva (Oliva) oliva
"Oliva oliva" = Oliva (Oliva) oliva Linnaeus 1758 olive snail | |
Turris crispa turrid
Gemmula speciosa turrid | |
Conus socialis cone shell
Conus menengtenganus cone shell | |
Terebra pamotanensis auger snail | |
Strombus geninganensis, "Strombus canarium" = Laevistrombus canarium
Strombus geninganensis conch
"Strombus canarium" = Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Inquisitor neglectus snail |