Where: Philippines (15.2° N, 121.0° E: paleocoordinates 15.2° N, 121.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tartaro Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Tartaro Fm, which lies Makapilapi Fm (Late Miocene) and the Alat Conglomerate Mbr of the Guadalupe Fm (Pleistocene). THICKNESS: 150 m for fm. AGE: Pliocene according to Table 1 of Kanno et al. (1982), lying between Late Miocene (Makapilapi Fm) and Pleistocene Alat Cgl. Mbr. Biostratigraphic data presented in text (Table 2) suggests a Late Miocene age. Gonzales et al. (1971) place the Tartaro Fm in the Pliocene-Pleistocene) based on benthic foraminifera. Author, however follows Shuto's (1969, 1971) molluscan biostratigraphy and correlates the Tartaro Fm to the Late Miocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal; unlithified, coarse-grained, shelly/skeletal, conglomeratic sandstone and gray, green, silty sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTORS: S. Kanno and N. L. Caagusan (1981). REPOSITORY: Joetsu University of Education, Japan.
Primary reference: S. Kanno, S. O'Hara, and N. L. Caagusan. 1982. Molluscan fauna from the Tartaro Formation (Upper Miocene) of Central Luzon, Philippines. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of Southeast Asia 24:51-128 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 70138: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.03.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Chlamys aff. senatrius scallop | |
Placuna quadriangularis scallop | |
Trisidos semitorta, Arca sp., "Anadara nodifera" = Anadara (Tegillarca) nodifera, "Anadara aff. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, Striarca tenebrica
Trisidos semitorta Lamarck 1819 clam
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Anadara nodifera" = Anadara (Tegillarca) nodifera Martens 1860 ark
"Anadara aff. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
Striarca tenebrica clam | |
Glyptoactis philippinensis n. sp.
Glyptoactis philippinensis n. sp. clam | |
Nemocardium lobulatum cockle | |
Scutarcopagia sp. Pilsbry 1918 tellin clam
Arcopaginula inflata Gmelin 1791 tellin clam
Merisca orientalis n. sp. tellin clam
Florimetis elongata tellin clam | |
Solecurtus luzonensis n. sp.
Solecurtus luzonensis n. sp. clam | |
Macrosolen madlumensis n. sp.
Macrosolen madlumensis n. sp. clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea, "Veremolpa tartaroensis n. sp." = Timoclea (Veremolpa), Placamen calophylla, Tapes faustinoi n. sp., Dosinia stabilis, Pitar obliquatum, Lioconcha philippinarum, Circe sp.
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
"Veremolpa tartaroensis n. sp." = Timoclea (Veremolpa) venus clam
Placamen calophylla Philippi 1836 venus clam
Tapes faustinoi n. sp. venus clam
Pitar obliquatum venus clam
Lioconcha philippinarum Hanley 1844 venus clam
Circe sp. Schumacher 1817 venus clam | |
"Corbula fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata
"Corbula fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata Smith 1879 clam | |
Lucinoma sp. Dall 1901 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail | |
Inquisitor neglecta snail | |
Cymatium bayeri triton shell | |
Vexillum cruentatum ribbed mitre | |
Conus ornatissimus, Conus macneili n. sp., Conus sp., "Conus cf. hardi" = Conus (Lithoconus) hardi, "Conus cf. djarianensis" = Conus (Lithoconus) djarianensis
Conus ornatissimus cone shell
Conus macneili n. sp. cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus cf. hardi" = Conus (Lithoconus) hardi Martin 1879 cone shell
"Conus cf. djarianensis" = Conus (Lithoconus) djarianensis Martin 1895 cone shell | |
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Pyrene cf. bandongensis snail | |
Melongena galeodes Lamarck 1843 snail | |
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"Murex verbeeki" = Murex (Acupurpura) verbeeki, Chicoreus aff. junghuhni
"Murex verbeeki" = Murex (Acupurpura) verbeeki Martin 1895 murex snail COMMENTS: Includes subspecies M. verbeeki bentarsariensis
Chicoreus aff. junghuhni murex snail | |
Varicospira cancellata Lamarck 1816 snail | |
Strombus unifasciatus conch | |
"Cypraea beberkiriana" = Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana
"Cypraea beberkiriana" = Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana Martin 1899 cowry | |
"Natica ruffa" = Natica vitellus Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
Eunaticina papilla Gmelin 1791 moon snail
Polinices albus Monfort 1810 moon snail | |
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail | |
Telescopium telescopium Linnaeus 1758 horn snail | |
Turbo parmotanensis snail | |
Neritilia fernandezi n. sp.
Neritilia fernandezi n. sp. snail | |
Scaphopoda | |
Fissidentalium cf. yokoyamai tusk shell
Dentalium octangulatum tusk shell |