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 | |
Cetacea indet. whale | |
Sirenia indet. sirenian | |
Actinopteri | |
Pythonichthys sp. Poey 1868 eel | |
Rhynchoconger aff. flavus, "Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica, Conger sp., Paraconger guianensis
Rhynchoconger aff. flavus Goode and Bean 1896 conger eel
"Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809 conger eel
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel
Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa 1961 conger eel | |
Myctophum aff. punctatus, Hygophum hygomi, Diaphus sp., Diaphus aff. problematicus, Diaphus aff. regani
Myctophum aff. punctatus lanternfish
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 Bermuda lantern fish
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. problematicus Parr 1928 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. regani Taning 1932 lanternfish | |
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840 | |
Citharichthys sp. Bleeker 1862 flatfish | |
Symphurus sp. flatfish | |
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802 | |
Mene sp. Lacépède 1803 moonfish | |
Centropomus aff. undecimalis Bloch 1792 | |
Mugil aff. cephalus Linnaeus 1758 | |
Haemulon sp. Cuvier 1829
Pomadasys sp. Lacépède 1802
Orthopristis sp. Girard 1858
Orthopristis aff. ruber Cuvier 1830 corocoro grunt | |
Protosciaena neritica, Equetus aff. punctatus, Equetus davidandrewi, Larimus steubauti, Larimus henrii, Aplodinotus longecaudatus, Aplodinotus hoffmani
Equetus aff. punctatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
Equetus davidandrewi Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Larimus henrii Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Aplodinotus longecaudatus Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Aplodinotus hoffmani Nolf and Aguilera 1998 | |
Pristipomoides sp. Bleeker 1852
Ocyurus sp. Gill 1862 | |
Ctenosciaena aff. gracilicirrhus Metzelaar 1919 perch-like fish | |
Lactarius aff. atlanticus Steubaut and Jonet 1982 perch-like fish | |
Sciaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 | |
Apogon sp. Lacépède 1802 Cardinalfish | |
Myripristis sp. Cuvier 1827 | |
Harengula aff. clupeola Cuvier 1829 herring | |
Cathorops sp. Jordan and Gilbert 1883 Ariid catfish
Arius aff. keesleri Ariid catfish
Plotosus sp. Bloch 1794 Ariid catfish | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Mobula sp. Rafinesque 1810 devil ray
Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869 eagle ray | |
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray | |
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish | |
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish | |
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889 nurse shark | |
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon Most likely it is C. subauriculatus
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Carcharodon subauriculatus Agassiz 1839 white shark | |
Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark | |
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark | |
Carcharhinus ackermani Santos and Travasos 1960 requiem shark
Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 lemon shark | |
Paragaleus sp. Budker 1935 ground shark
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark |