Where: Limon, Costa Rica (9.6° N, 82.6° W: paleocoordinates 9.3° N, 81.3° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Uscari Formation (Limon Group), Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• Age based in Collins et al.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; green claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• Material from Museo de Zoologia de Ia Escuela de Biologia (UCR)
Primary reference: C. A. Laurito. 1999. Los selaceos fósiles de Ia localidad de Alto Guayacan ( y otros ictiolitos asociados). 168 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 162678: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Catalina Pimiento on 01.10.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
Sphyraena barracuda Edwards 1771 barracuda | |
Tetraodon sp. Linnaeus 1758 | |
Pagrus sp. Lacépède 1802 perch-like fish | |
Trichiurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Mobula hypostoma devil ray
Mobula lorenzoizanoi devil ray
Manta sp. Bancroft 1829 manta
Rhinoptera studeri Agassiz 1843 cownose ray | |
Dasyatis dianapizarroae whiptail stingray
Dasyatis cavernosa Probst 1877 whiptail stingray | |
Heterodontus uscariensis bullhead shark | |
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark | |
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark | |
Isistius triangulus Probst 1879 shark | |
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate | |
Pristis perotteti sawfish
Pristis pristis Linnaeus 1758 sawfish | |
Rhynchobatus rudolffischeri wedgefish
Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst 1877 wedgefish | |
Heptranchias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sevengill shark
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark | |
Isurus retroflexus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon | |
Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1840 thresher shark | |
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889 nurse shark | |
"Rhiniodon typus" = Rhincodon typus
"Rhiniodon typus" = Rhincodon typus Smith 1828 whale shark | |
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
Chaenogaleus affinis Probst 1878 ground shark | |
Scoliodon taxandriae, Physogaleus sp., Isogomphodon acuarius, Rhizoprionodon fischeuri, Carcharhinus acanthodon, Carcharhinus cionei, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus priscus
Scoliodon taxandriae Leriche 1926 requiem shark
Physogaleus sp. Cappetta 1980 requiem shark
Isogomphodon acuarius daggernose shark
Rhizoprionodon fischeuri sharpnose shark
Carcharhinus acanthodon requiem shark
Carcharhinus cionei requiem shark
Carcharhinus falciformis Bibron 1841 requiem shark
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843 requiem shark | |
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark | |
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
Scyliorhinus ambiatlanticus cat shark | |
Sphyrna zygaena Linnaeus 1758 hammerhead shark | |
Mustelus lunulatus hound shark |