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