Coquimbo Formation (lower) (Miocene of Chile)

Where: Chile (30.3° S, 71.5° W: paleocoordinates 30.6° S, 69.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Coquimbo Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Coquimbo Formation, which regionally overlies the Navidad Fm (Early to Middle Miocene). AGE: Late Miocene, based on molluscan biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite list for entire formation of Late Miocene age.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: From relatively shallow marine siliciclastic setting.
• LITHOLOGY: Unknown, not stated in text. LITHIFICATION: Not stated in text.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTORS: From multiple collectors, including Frassinetti and Covacevich. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.

Primary reference: T. J. DeVries and D. Frassinetti. 2003. Range extensions and biogeographic implications of Chilean Neogene mollusks found in Peru. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 52:119-135 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 80567: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 26.04.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Not exhaustive, but representative, limited to biogeographically important taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with fairly modern nomenclature and species-level assignments.
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Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Herminespina philippii, Concholepas kieneri
Concholepas kieneri Hupé 1854 murex snail
Bivalvia
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panopea coquimbensis" = Panopea abbreviata
"Panopea coquimbensis" = Panopea abbreviata Valenciennes 1839 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Amiantis domeykoana, Dosinia ponderosa
Dosinia ponderosa Gray 1838 venus clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys calderensis