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Carriacou, Grenada

FormationCarriacou
Age:23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
IntervalEarly Miocene
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections8
Number of Occurrences23

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
NMB #10791 - Belmont Fm GrenadaCarriacou
NMB #10817 - Belmont Fm GrenadaCarriacou
NMB #10822 - Carriacou Fm GrenadaCarriacou

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Belmont0.78 - 0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
sandstone128
Belmont - Kendace Calcareous Silt23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
siltstone155
Grand Bay16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
sandstone, tuff290

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Glycymeris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lithophaga sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ostrea paraguanensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Hyotissa : Ostrea paraguanensis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ostrea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Argopecten sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Nodipecten sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Nodipecten23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Caryocorbula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Conus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Strioterebrum sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : Strioterebrum23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Polystira sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Polystira23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Oocorys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Oocorys23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Cirsotrema : Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis)23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Scalina kendacensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Amaea : Scalina kendacensis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Sthenorytis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Sthenorytis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ficus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ficidae : Ficus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Vermetus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Vermetidae : Vermetus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Xenophora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : Xenophora23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene

References

Jung P. (1971) Fossil mollusks from Carriacou, West Indies, Bulletins of American Paleontology 61 269, 1-262
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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