Where: Paraguana, Venezuela (12.0° N, 70.0° W: paleocoordinates 11.1° N, 66.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Cantaure Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; gypsiferous, sandy claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 118106: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.10.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Sirenia indet. sirenian | |
Cetacea indet. whale | |
Actinopteri | |
Conger sp., Paraconger guianensis, Rhynchoconger aff. flavus, "Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel
Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa 1961 conger eel
Rhynchoconger aff. flavus Goode and Bean 1896 conger eel
"Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809 conger eel | |
Pythonichthys sp. Poey 1868 eel | |
Cathorops sp. Jordan and Gilbert 1883 Ariid catfish
Arius aff. keesleri Ariid catfish
Plotosus sp. Bloch 1794 Ariid catfish | |
Harengula aff. clupeola Cuvier 1829 herring | |
Diaphus sp., Diaphus aff. problematicus, Diaphus aff. regani, Hygophum hygomi, Myctophum aff. punctatus
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. problematicus Parr 1928 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. regani Taning 1932 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 Bermuda lantern fish
Myctophum aff. punctatus lanternfish | |
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840 | |
Myripristis sp. Cuvier 1827 | |
Mugil aff. cephalus Linnaeus 1758 | |
Symphurus sp. flatfish | |
Citharichthys sp. Bleeker 1862 flatfish | |
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802 | |
Mene sp. Lacépède 1803 moonfish | |
Centropomus aff. undecimalis Bloch 1792 | |
Haemulon sp. Cuvier 1829
Pomadasys sp. Lacépède 1802
Orthopristis sp. Girard 1858
Orthopristis aff. ruber Cuvier 1830 corocoro grunt | |
Sciaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 | |
Ocyurus sp. Gill 1862
Pristipomoides sp. Bleeker 1852 | |
Equetus davidandrewi, Equetus aff. punctatus, Protosciaena neritica, Larimus steubauti, Larimus henrii, Aplodinotus longecaudatus, Aplodinotus hoffmani
Equetus davidandrewi Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Equetus aff. punctatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
Larimus henrii Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Aplodinotus longecaudatus Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Aplodinotus hoffmani Nolf and Aguilera 1998 | |
Lactarius aff. atlanticus Steubaut and Jonet 1982 perch-like fish | |
Ctenosciaena aff. gracilicirrhus Metzelaar 1919 perch-like fish | |
Apogon sp. Lacépède 1802 Cardinalfish | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Mobula sp. Rafinesque 1810 devil ray
Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869 eagle ray | |
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray | |
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish | |
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish | |
Carcharodon subauriculatus Agassiz 1839 white shark | |
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon Most likely it is C. subauriculatus
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Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889 nurse shark | |
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
Paragaleus sp. Budker 1935 ground shark | |
Carcharhinus ackermani Santos and Travasos 1960 requiem shark
Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 lemon shark | |
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark | |
Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark |