Puerto Libre and Puerto López, La Guajira (pg. 155) [Ware Fm] (Pliocene of Colombia)

Where: Colombia (11.9° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 11.8° N, 70.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ware Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Referred to as the "Capas de Siapana", but likely to belong to the Ware Fm, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not reported. AGE: Stated by Bürgl to be Middle-Late Miocene, on the macrofossil biostratigraphy; placed by enterer in late Pliocene on the basis of observations on these fossils and strata. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: List representative of group of beds in local area.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not translated. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Diezemann

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: W. Diezemann, c. 1940's. REPOSITORY: INGEOMINAS, Bogota.

Primary reference: H. Bürgl. 1960. Geologia de la Peninsula de la Guajira. Boletin Geologico 6(1-3):129-168 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97677: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 22.08.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to characteristic fossils. NOMENCLATURE: Somewhat antiquated nomenclature, but with species-resolution identifications. Identified by Royo & Gómez (1950).
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
SUBSPECIES: Conus planiliratus bocasensis
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell
SUBSPECIES: Petaloconchus sculpturatus domingensis
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Barbatia) mauryae" = Barbatia mauryae
"Arca (Barbatia) mauryae" = Barbatia mauryae Olsson 1922 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
SUBSPECIES: Pecten circularis cornellanus
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam
Anodontia sp. Link 1807 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
unclassified
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