Cantaure Formation: Early/Lower Miocene, Venezuela

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Carcharrhinus egertoni
Rhyzoprionodon sp.
Albula sp.
Illisha sp.
Neopistopterus sp.
Pellona sp.
Genidens sp.
Membras sp.
Hyporamphus aff. unifasciatus
Opisthognathus sp.
Diapterus sp.
Pachyurus jungi
Paralonchurus schwarzhansi
Plagioscion marinus
Peprilus sp.
Mammalia - Sirenia
Sirenia indet. (Illiger 1811)
Mammalia - Cetacea
Cetacea indet. (Brisson 1762)
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760
Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa 1961
Rhynchoconger aff. flavus Goode and Bean 1896
Ariosoma balearicum Delaroche 1809
corrected as Ariosoma balearica
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
Pythonichthys sp. Poey 1868
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
Actinopteri - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Myripristis sp. Cuvier 1827
Actinopteri - Perciformes
Ctenosciaena aff. gracilicirrhus Metzelaar 1919
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Lactariidae
Lactarius aff. atlanticus Steubaut and Jonet 1982
Actinopteri - Lutjanidae
Pristipomoides sp. Bleeker 1852
Ocyurus sp. Gill 1862
Actinopteri - Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus longecaudatus Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Aplodinotus hoffmani Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Equetus davidandrewi Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Equetus aff. punctatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
Larimus steubauti
Larimus henrii Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Protosciaena neritica
Actinopteri - Haemulidae
Haemulon sp. Cuvier 1829
Haemulon aff. aurolineatus
Orthopristis sp. Girard 1858
Orthopristis aff. ruber (Cuvier 1830)
Pomadasys sp. Lacépède 1802
Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Sciaena sp. Linnaeus 1758
Sciaenops reyzi
Actinopteri - Menidae
Mene sp. Lacépède 1803
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae
Citharichthys sp. Bleeker 1862
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Cynoglossidae
Symphurus sp.
Actinopteri - Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802
Actinopteri - Centropomidae
Centropomus aff. undecimalis Bloch 1792
Actinopteri - Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil aff. cephalus Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon sp. Lacépède 1802
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Hygophum hygomi (Lütken 1892)
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
Diaphus aff. regani Taning 1932
Diaphus aff. problematicus Parr 1928
Myctophum aff. punctatus
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Harengula aff. clupeola Cuvier 1829
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Plotosus sp. Bloch 1794
Cathorops sp. Jordan and Gilbert 1883
Arius aff. keesleri
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835
Paragaleus sp. Budker 1935
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus (Agassiz 1835)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion eurybathrodon (Blake 1862)
Carcharhinus ackermani Santos and Travasos 1960
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon subauriculatus (Agassiz 1839)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharodon megalodon (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Otodus megalodon
Most likely it is C. subauriculatus
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis sp. Linck 1790
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Mobula sp. Rafinesque 1810
Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869
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]