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Coquimbo, Chile

Formation	Coquimbo
Age:	1.81 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Interval	Zanclean
Lithology	siltstone, "limestone"/sandstone, "limestone"/conglomerate, claystone/siltstone, conglomerate/"limestone", sandstone/siltstone, conglomerate/sandstone, sandstone/claystone, conglomerate, sandstone/"limestone", sandstone
Number of Collections	20
Number of Occurrences	90

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Bahia de Guayacan	Chile	Coquimbo
Coquimbo	Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Coquimbo
Tongoy area	Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Coquimbo
Bahia Herradura	Chile	Coquimbo
Chanaral de Aceituno	Freirina, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile	Coquimbo
La Cantera	Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Coquimbo

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Balanus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : *Balanus*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Vertebrata subphylum	2.3	Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata	13.82 - 7.246 Ma Miocene
Diomedeidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Diomedeidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Palaeospheniscus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : *Palaeospheniscus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Spheniscidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Spheniscus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae : *Spheniscus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Carcharodon carcharias species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : *Carcharodon carcharias*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Cosmopolitodus hastalis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Carcharodontidae : Cosmopolitodus : *Cosmopolitodus hastalis*	13.82 - 7.246 Ma Miocene
Balaenidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Megaptera hubachi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Megaptera : *Megaptera hubachi*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Delphinus domeykoi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Delphinus : *Delphinus domeykoi*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Cetacea order	4	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Pliopontos sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Iniidae : *Pliopontos*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Squalodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae : *Squalodon*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	13.82 - 7.246 Ma Miocene
Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium : *Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Panopea abbreviata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : Panopea : *Panopea abbreviata*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Ostrea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Ostrea*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Chlamys sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Chlamys*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Chlamys hupeanus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys hupeanus*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Mulinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : *Mulinia*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Amiantis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Amiantis*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : *Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Venus fuenzalidae species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Eurhomalea : *Venus fuenzalidae*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Macrocallista sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Macrocallista*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Fusinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Fusinus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Acanthina unicornis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Acanthina : *Acanthina unicornis*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Concholepas kieneri species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Concholepas : *Concholepas kieneri*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Concholepas nodosa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Concholepas : *Concholepas nodosa*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Herminespina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Herminespina*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Herminespina mirabilis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Herminespina : *Herminespina mirabilis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chorus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Chorus*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Crepidula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : *Crepidula*	11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene
Incatella cingulatiformis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Incatella : *Incatella cingulatiformis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Incatella leptogramma species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Incatella : *Incatella leptogramma*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Turritella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Porifera phylum	2	Animalia : Porifera	13.82 - 7.246 Ma Miocene

References

Phillipi R. A. , Los fossiles Terciarios i Cuartarios de Chile, 1-256

Schneider C. O. (1935) Mamiferos fossiles de Chile, Revista Chileana de Historia Natural 39, 297-304

Dathe F. (1983) Megaptera hubachi n. sp., ein fossiler Bartenwal aus marinen Sandsteinschichten des tieferen Pliozaens Chiles, Zeitschrift fuer Geologische Wissenschaften 11 7, 813-848

Yanez J., Canto J. (1988) Rectificacion de la determinacion de cetaceos fosiles de Coquimbo, Chile, Revista Geologica de Chile 18 2, 181-182

Canto H. J., Crovetto A., et al (2002) Hallazgo de Pliopontos sp. (Cetacea: Pontoporiidae) en el Neogeno de Chile, Noticiario Mensual 350, 28-37

DeVries T. J., Frassinetti D. (2003) Range extensions and biogeographic implications of Chilean Neogene mollusks found in Peru, Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 52, 119-135

Le Roux J. P., Olivares D. M., et al (2006) Bay sedimentation as controlled by regional crustal behaviour, local tectonics and eustatic sea-level changes: Coquimbo Formation (Miocene-Pliocene), Bay of Tongoy, central Chile, Sedimentary Geology 184, 133-153

Acosta Hospitaleche C., Canto J., et al (2006) Pinguinos (Aves, Spheniscidae) en Coquimbo (Mioceno Medio-Plioceno Tardio), Chile y su vinculacion con las corrientes oceanicas, Revista Española de Paleontología 21 1, 115-122

Chavez M. (2007) Sobre la presencia de Paraptenodytes y Palaeospheniscus (Aves: Sphenisciformes) en la Formacion Bahia Inglesa, Chile, Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 80, 255-259

Canto J., Yanez J., et al (2010) Estado actual del conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de Chile, Estudios Geologicos 66 2, 255-284 doi:10.3989/egeol.39778.05

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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