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Cerro Pelado, Zulia, Venezuela
Formation | Cerro Pelado |
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Age: | 23.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Early Miocene - Middle Miocene |
Lithology | claystone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 12 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Palmarejo - Locality 1 | Zulia, Venezuela | Cerro Pelado |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Cabo Blanco - Mare - Lower | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene | conglomerate/sandstone, siltstone | 269 |
Cabo Blanco - Playa Grande - Maiqueta | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene | siltstone/"shale" | 158 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Anona sp. genus | Anona | 23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Cassia sp. genus | Cassia | 23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Inga sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Inga | 23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Persea sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Persea | 23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Chrysobalanus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Chrysobalanaceae : Chrysobalanus | 23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Ficus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae : Ficus | 23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
Berry E. W. (1936) Tertiary plants from Venezuela, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83 2988, 335-360 |
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!