Colonia Pedro Teixeira: Early/Lower Miocene, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Rhyzochlatrus vidalis
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera studeri (Agassiz 1843)
Palaeomyliobatis priabensis
synonym of Myliobatis
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Sphyrna prisca Agassiz 1843
recombined as Cestracion prisca
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma serra (Leidy 1877)
recombined as Nebrius serra
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus ackermanni
Scoliodon taxandriae Leriche 1926
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo paulinoi
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna magna Cope 1868
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Diodon ferreirai
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena cunhai Silva-Santos and Travassos 1960
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Cassidulus sp. Lamarck 1801
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Placatenellidae
Abertella complanata Brito 1981
recombined as Placatenella complanata
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster paulinoi
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Phyllacanthus priscus
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus (Megabalanus) transversostriatus
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Sesarmidae
Sesarma paraensis Beurlen 1958
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae
Parthenope trituberculata Beurlen 1958
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Neptunus haitensis
Neptunus sp. de Haan 1839
Scylla costata Rathbun 1919
Callinectes reticulatus Rathbun 1918
Callinectes paraensis Beurlen 1958
Portunus haitensis (Rathbun 1923)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae
Acanthocarpus obscurus (Rathbun 1918)
original and current combination Mursia obscura
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae
Hepatella amazonica Beurlen 1958
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilumnidae
Pirabacarcinus iara n. gen., n. sp. Lima et al. 2024
Lima et al. 2024
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella pirabensis
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus canoasensis Olsson 1931
subspecies vidali
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonta zomerysis
original and current combination Neopycnodonte
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea glucomarides
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Leptopecten) latiaurata
original and current combination Leptopecten
Chlamys (Chlamys) sentis (Reeve 1853)
recombined as Caribachlamys sentis
Chlamys (Chlamys) callimorpha
Chlamys (Argopecten) capanemensis
original and current combination Argopecten
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar circinatus
Periglypta multicostata (Sowerby 1835)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella sulcigyrata
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Naticarius canrena
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella tuberculata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum lyricum
Flabellum wailesi
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil
Coordinates: 1.2° South, 47.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.2° South, 43.1° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 15.97000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pirabas
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:112581
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2011-07-13 00:12:57 Last modified:2011-07-12 10:12:57
Access level:the public Released:2011-07-13 00:12:57
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

36658. V. Araujo Tavora, A. A. R. dos Santos, and R. N. Araujo. 2010. Localidades fossiliferas da Formacao Pirabas (Mioceno Inferior). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Ciências Naturais, Belém 5(2):207-224 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

87352 D. Lima, A. P. Pinheiro, R. Costa Silva, O. Aguilera, and W. Sanata. 2024. Brazilian Miocene crabs II. A new genus and species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Pirabas Formation, northern Brazil. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 133(104723) [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]