DV 1421, DV 1421a (Pleistocene of Peru)
Where: Ica, Peru (15.5° S, 74.8° W: paleocoordinates 15.5° S, 74.5° W)
When: Pongo-1 Member (Pongo Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shoreface; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. C. Wickert, S. M. von Eye, L. R. Oliveira and I. B. Moreno. 2016. Revalidation of Tursiops gephyreus Lahille, 1908 (Cetartiodactyla: Delphinidae) from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Mammalogy 97(6):1728-1737 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 219059: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.03.2021
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Odobenidae indet. Allen 1880 walrus | |
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. bird | |
Puffinini indet. petrel | |
Spheniscus sp. Brisson 1760 penguin | |
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant | |
Actinopteri | |
Aluterus sp. Cloquet 1816 Leatherjacket | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Alopias sp. Rafinesque 1810 thresher shark | |
Isurus sp. Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
Carcharodon sp. Smith 1838 white shark | |
Bivalvia | |
Choromytilus chorus Molina 1782 mussel | |
Glycymeris ovata Stanton 1895 clam | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Mulinia sp. Gray 1837 clam
Mulinia edulis King 1831 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap | |
Chorus grandis snail | |
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail | |
Acanthina unicornis Bruguiére 1789 unicorn
Xanthochorus xuster DeVries 2005 murex snail | |
Crepipatella sp. Lesson 1830 slipper shell |