Cantaure Formation: Early/Lower Miocene, Venezuela
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Carcharrhinus egertoni
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Rhyzoprionodon sp.
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Albula sp.
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Illisha sp.
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Neopistopterus sp.
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Pellona sp.
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Genidens sp.
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Membras sp.
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Hyporamphus aff. unifasciatus
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Opisthognathus sp.
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Diapterus sp.
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Pachyurus jungi
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Paralonchurus schwarzhansi
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Plagioscion marinus
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Peprilus sp.
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Mammalia
- Sirenia
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Sirenia indet.
(Illiger 1811)
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
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Cetacea indet.
(Brisson 1762)
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Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Congridae
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Conger sp.
Schaeffer 1760
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Paraconger guianensis
Kanazawa 1961
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Rhynchoconger aff. flavus
Goode and Bean 1896
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Ariosoma balearicum
Delaroche 1809
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corrected as Ariosoma balearica | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Heterenchelyidae
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Pythonichthys sp.
Poey 1868
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Bregmacerotidae
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Bregmaceros sp.
Thompson 1840
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Actinopteri
- Holocentriformes
- Holocentridae
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Myripristis sp.
Cuvier 1827
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
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Ctenosciaena aff. gracilicirrhus
Metzelaar 1919
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Lactariidae
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Lactarius aff. atlanticus
Steubaut and Jonet 1982
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Actinopteri
- Lutjanidae
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Pristipomoides sp.
Bleeker 1852
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Ocyurus sp.
Gill 1862
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Actinopteri
- Sciaenidae
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Aplodinotus longecaudatus
Nolf and Aguilera 1998
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Aplodinotus hoffmani
Nolf and Aguilera 1998
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Equetus davidandrewi
Nolf and Aguilera 1998
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Equetus aff. punctatus
Bloch and Schneider 1801
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Larimus steubauti
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Larimus henrii
Nolf and Aguilera 1998
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Protosciaena neritica
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Actinopteri
- Haemulidae
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Haemulon sp.
Cuvier 1829
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Haemulon aff. aurolineatus
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Orthopristis sp.
Girard 1858
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Orthopristis aff. ruber
(Cuvier 1830)
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Pomadasys sp.
Lacépède 1802
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Actinopteri
- Acanthuriformes
- Sciaenidae
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Sciaena sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Sciaenops reyzi
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Actinopteri
- Menidae
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Mene sp.
Lacépède 1803
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Actinopteri
- Pleuronectiformes
- Paralichthyidae
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Citharichthys sp.
Bleeker 1862
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Actinopteri
- Pleuronectiformes
- Cynoglossidae
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Symphurus sp.
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Actinopteri
- Carangiformes
- Carangidae
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Trachurus sp.
Lacépède 1802
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Actinopteri
- Centropomidae
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Centropomus aff. undecimalis
Bloch 1792
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Actinopteri
- Mugiliformes
- Mugilidae
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Mugil aff. cephalus
Linnaeus 1758
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Actinopteri
- Kurtiformes
- Apogonidae
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Apogon sp.
Lacépède 1802
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Actinopteri
- Myctophiformes
- Myctophidae
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Hygophum hygomi
(Lütken 1892)
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Diaphus sp.
Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Diaphus aff. regani
Taning 1932
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Diaphus aff. problematicus
Parr 1928
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Myctophum aff. punctatus
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Actinopteri
- Clupeiformes
- Clupeoidei
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Harengula aff. clupeola
Cuvier 1829
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Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Ariidae
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Plotosus sp.
Bloch 1794
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Cathorops sp.
Jordan and Gilbert 1883
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Arius aff. keesleri
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Hemigaleidae
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Hemipristis serra
Agassiz 1835
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Paragaleus sp.
Budker 1935
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Sphyrnidae
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Sphyrna sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Galeocerdidae
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Galeocerdo aduncus
(Agassiz 1835)
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Negaprion eurybathrodon
(Blake 1862)
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Carcharhinus ackermani
Santos and Travasos 1960
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Ginglymostomatidae
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Ginglymostoma delfortriei
Daimeries 1889
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Carcharodon subauriculatus
(Agassiz 1839)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Carcharodon megalodon
(Agassiz 1835)
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recombined as Otodus megalodon | ||||||||||
Most likely it is C. subauriculatus | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Pristidae
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Pristis sp.
Linck 1790
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Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Rhynchobatidae
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Rhynchobatus sp.
Müller and Henle 1837
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Dasyatis sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Mobula sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Plinthicus stenodon
Cope 1869
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Venezuela | State/province: | Paraguana |
Coordinates: | 12.0° North, 70.0° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 11.1° North, 66.4° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
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: | Cantaure |
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | gypsiferous sandy claystone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
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: | 118106 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
Modifier: | C. Pimiento | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2011-10-06 03:19:08 | Last modified: | 2014-07-31 07:54:41 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-10-06 03:19:08 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
38039. | O. Aguilera and D. R. de Aguilera. 2004. Giant-toothed White Sharks and Wide-toothed Mako (Lamnidae) from the Venezuela Neogene: Their Role in the Caribbean, Shallow-water Fish Assemblage. Caribbean Journal of Science 40(3):368-382 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/C. Pimiento] |