Cantaure Formation (Miocene of Venezuela)

Where: Paraguana, Venezuela (12.0° N, 70.0° W: paleocoordinates 11.1° N, 66.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Cantaure Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; gypsiferous, sandy claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. Aguilera and D. R. de Aguilera. 2004. Giant-toothed White Sharks and Wide-toothed Mako (Lamnidae) from the Venezuela Neogene: Their Role in the Caribbean, Shallow-water Fish Assemblage. Caribbean Journal of Science 40(3):368-382 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/C. Pimiento]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 118106: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.10.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Carcharrhinus egertoni, Rhyzoprionodon sp., Albula sp., Illisha sp., Neopistopterus sp., Pellona sp., Genidens sp., Membras sp., Hyporamphus aff. unifasciatus, Opisthognathus sp., Diapterus sp., Pachyurus jungi, Paralonchurus schwarzhansi, Plagioscion marinus, Peprilus sp.
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion eurybathrodon, Carcharhinus ackermani
Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 lemon shark
Carcharhinus ackermani Santos and Travasos 1960 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna sp.
Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra, Paragaleus sp.
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
Paragaleus sp. Budker 1935 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma delfortriei
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889 nurse shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon subauriculatus
Carcharodon subauriculatus Agassiz 1839 white shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
Most likely it is C. subauriculatus
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis sp.
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus sp.
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Mobula sp., Plinthicus stenodon
Mobula sp. Rafinesque 1810 devil ray
Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869 eagle ray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Hygophum hygomi, Diaphus sp., Diaphus aff. regani, Diaphus aff. problematicus, Myctophum aff. punctatus
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 Bermuda lantern fish
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. regani Taning 1932 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. problematicus Parr 1928 lanternfish
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Myripristis sp.
Myripristis sp. Cuvier 1827
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon sp.
Apogon sp. Lacépède 1802 Cardinalfish
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil aff. cephalus
Mugil aff. cephalus Linnaeus 1758
 Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae
Citharichthys sp.
Citharichthys sp. Bleeker 1862 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Cynoglossidae
Symphurus sp.
Symphurus sp. flatfish
 Acanthomorphata - Menidae
Mene sp.
Mene sp. Lacépède 1803 moonfish
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Centropomus aff. undecimalis
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp.
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802
 Perciformes - Lactariidae
Lactarius aff. atlanticus
Lactarius aff. atlanticus Steubaut and Jonet 1982 perch-like fish
 Perciformes -
Ctenosciaena aff. gracilicirrhus
Ctenosciaena aff. gracilicirrhus Metzelaar 1919 perch-like fish
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Sciaena sp., Sciaenops reyzi
Sciaena sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Acanthomorphata - Lutjanidae
Ocyurus sp., Pristipomoides sp.
Ocyurus sp. Gill 1862
Pristipomoides sp. Bleeker 1852
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
Orthopristis sp., Orthopristis aff. ruber, Pomadasys sp., Haemulon sp., Haemulon aff. aurolineatus
Orthopristis sp. Girard 1858
Orthopristis aff. ruber Cuvier 1830 corocoro grunt
Pomadasys sp. Lacépède 1802
Haemulon sp. Cuvier 1829
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus hoffmani, Aplodinotus longecaudatus, Protosciaena neritica, Equetus davidandrewi, Equetus aff. punctatus, Larimus steubauti, Larimus henrii
Aplodinotus hoffmani Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Aplodinotus longecaudatus Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Equetus davidandrewi Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Equetus aff. punctatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
Larimus henrii Nolf and Aguilera 1998
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Harengula aff. clupeola
Harengula aff. clupeola Cuvier 1829 herring
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius aff. keesleri, Plotosus sp., Cathorops sp.
Arius aff. keesleri Ariid catfish
Plotosus sp. Bloch 1794 Ariid catfish
Cathorops sp. Jordan and Gilbert 1883 Ariid catfish
 Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
Pythonichthys sp.
Pythonichthys sp. Poey 1868 eel
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp., Paraconger guianensis, "Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica, Rhynchoconger aff. flavus
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel
Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa 1961 conger eel
"Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809 conger eel
Rhynchoconger aff. flavus Goode and Bean 1896 conger eel
Mammalia
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Cetacea indet.
 Sirenia -
Sirenia indet.