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Hodson Loc. 94 [middle Urumaco Fm], Falc贸n, Venezuela

Lat/Long (Decimal)11.2017,-70.2557
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationFalcon, Venezuela
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Falc贸n, Venezuela

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Hodson Loc. 94 [middle Urumaco Fm]Hodson F., Hodson H. K., et al (1927)Urumaco - MiddleLITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Urumaco Formation, which overlies the Socorro Formation (Middle-Late Miocene) and is overlain by the Codore Formation (late Miocene-early Pliocene). From Middle member of the Urumaco Formation on the basis of geographic position (Hendy et al., unpublished data). AGE: Late Miocene, based on recent foraminiferal biostratigraphy (Smith et al., 2010) and Sr analyses (Hendy et al., unpublished data); upper Middle Miocene in Hodson & Hodson (1931).not reported11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Tucetona pectinata canalis
subspecies
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Tucetona : Tucetona pectinata canalis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cyclocardia zuliana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia : Cyclocardia zuliana11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Argopecten levicostatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : Argopecten levicostatus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Euvola urumaconis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Euvola : Euvola urumaconis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Plicatula densata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula densata11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Corbula (Caryocorbula) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Caryocorbula)11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chama berjadinensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama : Chama berjadinensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Chionopsis : Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chione cancellata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Chione : Chione cancellata11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Turritella gatunensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella gatunensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene

References

Hodson F., Hodson H. K., et al (1927) Some Venezualan and Caribbean Mollusks, Bulletins of America Paleontology 13 49, 1-160
Hodson F., Hodson H. K. (1931) Some Venezuelan Mollusks, Bulletins of American Paleontology 16 59, 1-46
Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F
Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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