JS 67 - Matura Member, Matura: Early/Lower Pliocene, Trinidad and Tobago
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium (Graptacme) cf. amaliense
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Dentalium (Dentalium) sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana (Saccella) perlepida
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| original and current combination Saccella | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Lamellinucula) vieta
Guppy 1874
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| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) vieta | ||||||||||
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Nucula (Lamellinucula) baccata
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina (Lucinisca) roigi
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Juliacorbula aequivalvis
(Philippi 1836)
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Caryocorbula (Caryocorbula) sp.
Gardner 1926
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Notocorbula aff. disparilis
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| spelled with current rank as Corbula (Notocorbula) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione (Lirophora) sp.
(Conrad 1863)
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| original and current combination Lirophora | ||||||||||
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Anomalocardia brasiliana
(Gmelin 1792)
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Chione (Nioche) veatchiana
Maury 1912
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Chione (Chione) cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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| recombined as Chione cancellata | ||||||||||
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Tivela (Tivela) austeniana
(Maury 1912)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Pseudochama aff. caloosana
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trachycardium (Dallocardia) sanctidavidis
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| spelled with current rank as Dallocardia | ||||||||||
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Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) maturensis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax fabagelloides
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Donax striatus
Linnaeus 1767
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Eurytellina punicea
(Born 1778)
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen (Solena) obliquus
(Spengler 1794)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Condylocardiidae
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Condylocardia guppyi
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Carditamera (Carditamera) guppyi
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella martinicensis
(d'Orbigny 1853)
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes (Brachidontes) sp.
Swainson 1840
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) demiurgus
Dall 1898
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| recombined as Argopecten demiurgus | ||||||||||
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Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) rutamensis
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| synonym of Argopecten | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula gibbosa
Lamarck 1801
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) undata
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia (Noetia) sheldoniana
(Maury 1912)
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Noetia (Eontia) centrota
(Guppy 1867)
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Arcopsis adamsi
(Dall 1886)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Arca) imbricata
(Bruguière 1789)
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| recombined as Lamarcka imbricata | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: Arca (A.) imbricata imbricata | ||||||||||
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Arca (Arca) zebra
(Swainson 1833)
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| original and current combination Byssoarca zebra | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: Arca (A.) zebra zebra | ||||||||||
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Barbatia (Acar) domingensis
(Lamarck 1819)
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| recombined as Acar domingensis | ||||||||||
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Lunarca billingsiana
(Maury 1912)
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Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana
(Lamarck 1819)
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea sp.
Eschscholtz 1830
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Turbonilla informal sp. A
Risso 1826
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Turbonilla informal sp. C
Risso 1826
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) guppyi
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| original and current combination Pseudotorinia | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma decipiens
(Guppy 1867)
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| recombined as Calliostoma (Calliostoma) decipiens | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma olssoni
(Maury 1925)
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| recombined as Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) olssoni | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma plicomphalus
(Guppy 1867)
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Microgaza oblita
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Astraea (Astralium) cf. brevispina
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| original and current combination Astralium | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora cavenensis
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Seila cf. adamsi
(Lea 1845)
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| recombined as Seila adamsii | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Petaloconchus cf. floridanus
Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Serpulorbis decussata
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Serpulorbis decussatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Erato maugeriae
Gray 1832
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| recombined as Archierato maugeriae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella (Olivella) sp.
Swainson 1831
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Olivella (Niteoliva) cf. verreauxi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius (Uzita) cf. albus
Say 1826
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| replaced by Nassarius antillarum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Zanassarina sp.
(Pilsbry and Lowe 1932)
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| original and current combination Nassarina (Zanassarina) | ||||||||||
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Strombina (Sincola) crassilabrum
(Guppy 1874)
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| recombined as Sincola (Sincola) crassilabrum | ||||||||||
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Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa
(Adams 1845)
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| recombined as Parvanachis obesa | ||||||||||
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Aesopus aff. metcalfei
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Glyptaesopus sp.
Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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| spelled with current rank as Aesopus (Glyptaesopus) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fasciolaria tulipa
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Polystira informal sp. A
Woodring 1928
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Adelocythara micropleura
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Strioterebrum sp.
Sacco 1891
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Typhis (Typhinellus) cf. quadratus
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= Typhis (Typhinellus) sowerbii
Broderip 1833
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Gertman 1969 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Persicula (Rabicea) interruptolineata
(Megerle von Mühlfeld 1818)
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| recombined as Persicula interruptalineata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Volvarina informal sp. B
(Hinds 1844)
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Prunum (Prunum) dallianum
(Maury 1912)
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Naticarius canrena | ||||||||||
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Tectonatica pusilla
(Say 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Vermicularia trilineata
(Guppy 1864)
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Gastropoda
- Planaxidae
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Fossarus (Iselica) anomalus
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea centralis
(Conrad 1841)
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) subsutum
(Guppy 1867)
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| original and current combination Crucibulum subsutum | ||||||||||
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) piliferum
(Guppy 1867)
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Crepidula (Bostrycapulus) aculeata
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Eulima clavata
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Niso sp.
Risso 1826
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium (Epitonium) albidum
Orbigny 1842
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Neritina (Vitta) cf. virginia
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Neritina virginea | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Coordinates: | 10.7° North, 61.1° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.6° North, 60.3° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Talparo | Member: | Matura | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Collection is from the Matura Sand and Clay Member of the Talparo Formation. The Matura fauna is considered to be of early Pliocene age and is probably slightly younger than the Courbaril fauna. The Matura shell bed has variously been attributed to the Pliocene (Guppy 1864, 1867, 1874; Maury 1925; Kugler 1953; Woodring 1966) or Pleistocene (Kugler 1936). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal,brown poorly lithified argillaceous,sandy "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: From blocks of highly limonitic, brown coquina with intercalations of clay and silt. | |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Geology comments: The Matura fauna is a typical tropical, nearshore assemblage. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils,some microfossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | PRI,USNM |
| Collection method comments: All material descibed in this report is reposited in the Naturhistorisches Mueum, Basel, or the USNM. Additional material collection from this unit is found at PRI. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive for Mollusca. Several species of corals, bryozoa, lots of spines of echinodemrs, an Ophiuran (Berry 1935), fish teeth, otoliths, Balanus, and ostracods are present. Saunders in an unpublished report listed foraminifera from this locality. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 60414 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Subset of collection #: | 60412 | ||
| Created: | 2006-05-14 13:36:24 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2008-05-14 13:36:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17317. | P. Jung. 1969. Miocene and Pliocene mollusks from Trinidad. Bulletins of American Paleontology 55(247):293-697 [A. Miller/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 31231 | R. L. Gertman. 1969. Cenozoic Typhinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Western Atlantic region. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 7(4):143-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 26828 | P. Jung. 1989. Revision of the Strombina-group (Gastropoda; Columbellidae), fossil and living. Schweierische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 111:1-298 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |