Where: Colon, Panama (9.3° N, 80.0° W: paleocoordinates 9.2° N, 79.4° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Chagres Sandstone Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)
• The Chagres Formation sits disconformably on the Gatun Formation: a marked change in lithology and a temporal hiatus characterizes the disconformity. Toro Point Section. AGE: direct date is midpoint for established age range from microfossil biostratigraphy.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; bioturbated, coarse-grained, volcaniclastic, argillaceous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the BMNH, NMB, USNM
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. COLLECTORS: unknown (PPP staff), 7/8/92. REPOSITORIES:collections presumably held at USNM, BMNH and Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB),
Primary reference: L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 79855: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Kate Bulinski on 25.03.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Acteonid indet., Caecid indet., ? Caecid indet., ? Capulid indet., Carditesine indet., Clathodrilia sp., Corbulid sp., Eulimid indet., Ficus sp., Naticid indet., Neogatropoda indet., Pectinid indet., Pyramidelline indet., Rissoine sp., Solenosteria sp., Teredinid indet., Turbonilline indet., Typhine sp., Venerid indet., Vermetid indet.
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Scaphopoda | |
Scaphopoda indet. Bronn 1862 tusk shell | |
Fissidentalium sp. Fischer 1885 tusk shell
Tesseracme sp. Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell | |
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Siphonodentalium sp. Sars 1859 tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam | |
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel | |
Axinactis (Glycymerella) sp. Woodring 1925 clam
Tucetona sp. Iredale 1939 clam | |
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
Anadara (Cunearca) sp. Dall 1898 ark
"Lunarca sp." = Anadara (Lunarca) Gray 1857 ark | |
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Pycnodonte sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1835 oyster
Hyotissa sp. Stenzel 1971 oyster | |
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
Amusium sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Flabellipecten sp. Sacco 1897 scallop
"Chlamys" sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Placunanomia sp. Broderip 1832 scallop
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
Limatula sp. Wood 1839 file clam | |
? Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897 mud scallop | |
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam | |
"Lucinisca sp." = Lucina (Lucinisca)
"Lucinisca sp." = Lucina (Lucinisca) Dall 1901 clam | |
"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931 clam
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
? Juliacorbula sp. Olsson 1953 clam | |
Trigoniocardia sp., Americardia sp., Laevicardium sp., Trachycardium sp., Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) sp., Microcardium sp.
Americardia sp. Stewart 1930 cockle
Laevicardium sp. Swainson 1840 cockle
Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) sp. Stewart 1930 cockle
Microcardium sp. Thiele 1934 cockle | |
Strigilla sp., "Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina)
Strigilla sp. Turton 1822 tellin clam
"Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina) Fischer 1887 tellin clam | |
Diplodonta sp. Bronn 1831 clam
Felaniella (Felaniella) sp. Dall 1899 clam | |
Dosinia sp., "Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus, Chione sp., Periglypta sp., Pitar (Hyphantosoma) sp., Gouldia sp., Macrocallista (Megapitaria) sp., Cyclinella sp.
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
"Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus Coen 1934 venus clam
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
Periglypta sp. Jukes-Browne 1914 venus clam
Pitar (Hyphantosoma) sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847 venus clam
Macrocallista (Megapitaria) sp. Grant and Gale 1931 venus clam
Cyclinella sp. Dall 1902 venus clam | |
Pseudochama sp. Odhner 1917 jewel box
Arcinella sp. Schumacher 1817 jewel box
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Gastrochaena (Gastrochaena) sp. Spengler 1783 clam | |
Trigonulina sp. d'Orbigny 1946 clam | |
Pandora (Pandora) sp. Bruguière 1797 clam | |
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925 pointed nut clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail | |
Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble | |
Volvulella (Volvulella) sp. Newton 1891 snail
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945 snail | |
Atys (Atys) sp., "Atys (Aliculastrum) sp." = Aliculastrum
Atys (Atys) sp. Montfort 1810 snail
"Atys (Aliculastrum) sp." = Aliculastrum Pilsbry 1896 snail | |
Limacina sp. Bosc 1817 snail | |
"Heliacus (Torinista) sp." = Torinista Iredale 1936 snail
Spirolaxis sp. Monterosato 1913 snail
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Pseudotorinia sp. Sacco 1892 snail | |
Eulimastoma sp. Bartsch 1916 snail | |
? Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail | |
Ringicula (Ringiculella) sp. Sacco 1892 snail | |
Smaragdia sp. Issel 1869 snail | |
Psammodulus sp. Collins 1934 snail | |
Alabina sp. Dall 1902 cerith snail | |
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Stigmaulax sp. Morch 1852 moon snail
Natica (? Natica) sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail | |
Barleeia sp. Clark 1853 snail | |
Meioceras sp. Carpenter 1858 snail
? Micranellum sp. Bartsch 1920 snail | |
Serpulorbis sp., "Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus
Serpulorbis sp. Sasso 1827 worm shell
"Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus Lea 1843 worm shell | |
Siphocypraea sp. Heilprin 1897 cowry | |
Knefastia sp. Dall 1919 ribbed mitre
Uromitra sp. Bellardi 1887 ribbed mitre | |
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 mitre shell | |
Northia sp. Gray 1847 true whelk | |
Melongena sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
? Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail | |
Fusinus sp., "Fasciolaria (Pleuroploca) sp." = Pleuroploca, Fasciolaria (Fasciolaria) sp., Latirus sp.
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
"Fasciolaria (Pleuroploca) sp." = Pleuroploca Fischer 1884 snail
Fasciolaria (Fasciolaria) sp. Lamarck 1799 tulip snail
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail | |
"Ancilla (Eburna) sp." = Eburna
"Ancilla (Eburna) sp." = Eburna Lamarck 1801 snail | |
Agaronia sp. Gray 1839 snail | |
Olivella (Niteoliva) sp. Olsson 1956 olive snail
Oliva (Oliva) sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail | |
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid | |
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Hindsiclava sp. Hertlein and Strong 1955 snail
? Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail | |
"Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) sp." = Cochlespira
"Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) sp." = Cochlespira Conrad 1865 snail | |
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail
Terebra (Oreoterebra) sp. Olsson 1967 auger snail | |
Ithycythara sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Kurtziella (Kurtziella) sp. Dall 1918 snail | |
Voluta sp. Linnaeaus 1758 volute | |
Persicula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
Dentimargo sp. Cossmann 1899 margin shell
Prunum sp. Swainson 1840 margin shell | |
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) sp. Montfort 1810 murex snail
Haustellum sp. Schumacher 1817 murex snail
Dermomurex (Trialatella) sp. Berry 1964 murex snail | |
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Distorsio sp. Röding 1798 snail | |
"Phalium (Tylocassis) sp." = Semicassis Mörch 1852 snail
Cassis sp. Scopoli 1777 snail
Sconsia sp. Gray 1847 snail | |
"Bursa (Colubrellina) sp." = Bursa
"Bursa (Colubrellina) sp." = Bursa Roding 1798 frog shell | |
Malea sp. Valenciennes 1833 tun shell | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell |