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

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenidae indet. Allen 1880 walrus
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
Aves
 Aves -
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
 Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Spheniscus sp. Brisson 1760 penguin
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Actinopteri
 Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
Aluterus sp. Cloquet 1816 Leatherjacket
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias sp. Rafinesque 1810 thresher shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus sp. Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
Carcharodon sp. Smith 1838 white shark
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Choromytilus chorus Molina 1782 mussel
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris ovata Stanton 1895 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mulinia sp. Gray 1837 clam
Mulinia edulis King 1831 clam
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap
 Neogastropoda - Thaisidae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Acanthina unicornis Bruguiére 1789 unicorn
Xanthochorus xuster DeVries 2005 murex snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepipatella sp. Lesson 1830 slipper shell