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Socorro - Superior, Falcón, Venezuela
Formation | Socorro |
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Member | Superior |
Age: | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Middle Miocene |
Lithology | siltstone |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Urumaco | Falcón, Venezuela | Socorro - Superior |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Urumaco - Inferior | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | siltstone | 2 |
Urumaco - Medio | 11.6 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | shale/sandstone | 8 |
Urumaco - Superior | 11.6 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | shale/sandstone | 20 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Iniidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Iniidae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Potamosiren sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Trichechidae : Potamosiren | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Mirandabradys socorrensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mirandabradys : Mirandabradys socorrensis | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
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!