List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela is located in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
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Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
Mesa Formation
Urumaco, San Gregorio & Codore Formations
Capadare Formation
Santa Inés Formation
Socorro Formation
Parángula Formation
Río Yuca Formation
Cantaure Formation
Castillo Formation
La Luna Formation
Apón Formation
La Quinta Formation
Río Cachirí Group
Caparo Formation

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela.

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

Group Formation Period Notes
Blanquilla Formation Late Pleistocene [1]
Abisinia Formation Early Pleistocene [2]
Mesa Formation Ensenadan [3][4]
Cumaná Formation Early-Late Pleistocene [5]
San Gregorio Formation Chapadmalalan-Uquian [6][7]
Caujarao Formation Chasicoan-Late Pleistocene [8][9]
Codore Formation Montehermosan-Early Pleistocene [10][9]
Cabo Blanco Guaiguaza Clay Late Pliocene [11]
Playa Grande Formation Early Pliocene [12]
Mare Formation Early Pliocene [13]
Cubagua Araya Formation Late Pliocene [14]
Cerro Negro Formation Early Pliocene [15]
Punta Gavilán Formation Zanclean [16]
La Vela Formation Pliocene [17]
Paraguaná Formation Early Pliocene [18][19]
Cubagua Formation Late Miocene-Early Pliocene [20]
Urumaco Formation Laventan-Huayquerian [21][22]
La Puerta Formation Late Miocene [23]
El Veral Formation Late Miocene [24]
Buenevara Adentro Formation Langhian [25]
El Porvenir Formation Langhian [26]
Chiguale Formation Middle Miocene [27]
Capadare Formation Laventan [28][29]
Santa Inés Formation Laventan [30][31]
Socorro Formation Laventan [32][33]
Parángula Formation Friasian [34][35]
Río Yuca Formation Santacrucian-Friasian [36][37]
Cantaure Formation Santacrucian [38][39]
Chaguaramas Formation Santacrucian [40]
Cerro Pelado Formation Early-Mid Miocene [41]
Agua Clara Formation Burdigalian [42]
La Rosa Formation Early-Mid Miocene [43]
Querales Formation Burdigalian [44]
Guamacire Formation Early Miocene [45]
Pedregoso Formation Early Miocene [46]
Brasso Clay Neogene [47]
Castillo Formation Deseadan [48][49]
San Luis Formation Chattian [50]
Patiecitos Formation Chattian [51]
Areo Formation Oligocene [52]
Carapita Formation Oligocene [53]
Los Bagres Formation Oligocene [54]
Roblecito Formation Oligocene [55]
Santa Rita Formation Priabonian [56]
Santa Anita Formation Late Eocene [57]
Paguey Formation Middle Eocene [58]
Mirador Formation Late Paleocene-Mid Eocene [59]
Misoa Formation Early Eocene [60]
Guárica Formation Paleocene [61]
Guasare Formation Paleocene [62]
Navay Formation Late Cretaceous [63]
La Luna Formation Early Cenomanian-Coniacian [64]
Cogollo Cogollo Formation Late Aptian-Early Cenomanian [65]
Lisure Formation Albian [66]
La Puya Formation Albian [67]
Querecual Formation Albian [68]
Chimana Formation Late Aptian-Early Albian [69]
Machiques Formation Aptian-Early Albian [70]
García Formation Late Aptian [71]
Valle Grande Formation Late Aptian [72]
Apón Formation Aptian [73]
Tibú Formation Late Aptian [74]
Barranquín Formation Barremian-Early Albian [75]
Macoita Formation Callovian [76]
Tinacoa Formation Early-Middle Jurassic [77]
La Quinta Formation Hettangian [78]
Palmarito Formation Asselian-Kungurian [79]
Campo Chico Formation Eifelian-Early Frasnian [80]
Río Cachirí Caño del Oeste Formation Eifelian-Givetian [81]
Caño Grande Formation Pragian-Eifelian [82]
El Horno Formation Llandovery-Ludlow [83]
Caparo Formation Costonian-Longvillian [84]
Mireles Formation Tremadocian [85]

See also

References

  1. ^ Blanquilla Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Abisinia Formation at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Mesa Formation at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Granadino, 2012, p.18
  5. ^ Cumaná Formation at Fossilworks.org
  6. ^ San Gregorio Formation at Fossilworks.org
  7. ^ Castro et al., 2014, p.5
  8. ^ Caujarao Formation at Fossilworks.org
  9. ^ a b Quijano Ballesteros, 2005, p.19
  10. ^ Codore Formation at Fossilworks.org
  11. ^ Guaiguaza Clay at Fossilworks.org
  12. ^ Playa Grande Formation at Fossilworks.org
  13. ^ Mare Formation at Fossilworks.org
  14. ^ Araya Formation at Fossilworks.org
  15. ^ Cerro Negro Formation at Fossilworks.org
  16. ^ Punta Gavilán Formation at Fossilworks.org
  17. ^ La Vela Formation at Fossilworks.org
  18. ^ Paraguaná Formation at Fossilworks.org
  19. ^ Mendi & Rodríguez, 2005, p.19
  20. ^ Cubagua Formation at Fossilworks.org
  21. ^ Urumaco Formation at Fossilworks.org
  22. ^ Linares, 2004, p.16
  23. ^ La Puerta Formation at Fossilworks.org
  24. ^ El Veral Formation at Fossilworks.org
  25. ^ Buenevara Adentro Formation at Fossilworks.org
  26. ^ El Porvenir Formation at Fossilworks.org
  27. ^ Chiguale Formation at Fossilworks.org
  28. ^ Capadare Formation at Fossilworks.org
  29. ^ Penín & Villarroel, 2005, p.138
  30. ^ Santa Inés Formation at Fossilworks.org
  31. ^ Simpson, 1947, p.2
  32. ^ Socorro Formation at Fossilworks.org
  33. ^ Linares, 2004, p.5
  34. ^ Parángula Formation at Fossilworks.org
  35. ^ Paolillo & Linares, 2007, p.2
  36. ^ Río Yuka (sic) Formation at Fossilworks.org
  37. ^ Rincón et al., 2016, p.19
  38. ^ Cantaure Formation at Fossilworks.org
  39. ^ Mendi & Rodríguez, 2005, p.20
  40. ^ Horovitz & Sánchez Villagra, 2012, p.145
  41. ^ Cerro Pelado Formation at Fossilworks.org
  42. ^ Agua Clara Formation at Fossilworks.org
  43. ^ La Rosa Formation at Fossilworks.org
  44. ^ Querales Formation at Fossilworks.org
  45. ^ Guamacire Formation at Fossilworks.org
  46. ^ Pedregoso Formation at Fossilworks.org
  47. ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  48. ^ Castillo Formation at Fossilworks.org
  49. ^ Johnson, 2009, p.60
  50. ^ San Luis Formation at Fossilworks.org
  51. ^ Patiecitos Formation at Fossilworks.org
  52. ^ Areo Formation at Fossilworks.org
  53. ^ Carapita Formation at Fossilworks.org
  54. ^ Los Bagres Formation at Fossilworks.org
  55. ^ Roblecito Formation at Fossilworks.org
  56. ^ Santa Rita Formation at Fossilworks.org
  57. ^ Santa Rita Formation at Fossilworks.org
  58. ^ Paguey Formation at Fossilworks.org
  59. ^ Mirador Formation at Fossilworks.org
  60. ^ Misoa Formation at Fossilworks.org
  61. ^ Guárica Formation at Fossilworks.org
  62. ^ Guasare Formation at Fossilworks.org
  63. ^ Navay Formation at Fossilworks.org
  64. ^ La Luna Formation at Fossilworks.org
  65. ^ Cogollo Formation at Fossilworks.org
  66. ^ Lisure Formation at Fossilworks.org
  67. ^ La Puya Formation at Fossilworks.org
  68. ^ Querecual Formation at Fossilworks.org
  69. ^ Chimana Formation at Fossilworks.org
  70. ^ Machiques Formation at Fossilworks.org
  71. ^ García Formation at Fossilworks.org
  72. ^ Valle Grande Formation at Fossilworks.org
  73. ^ Apón Formation at Fossilworks.org
  74. ^ Tibú Formation at Fossilworks.org
  75. ^ Barranquín Formation at Fossilworks.org
  76. ^ Macoita Formation at Fossilworks.org
  77. ^ Tinacoa Formation at Fossilworks.org
  78. ^ La Quinta Formation at Fossilworks.org
  79. ^ Palmarito Formation at Fossilworks.org
  80. ^ Campo Chico Formation at Fossilworks.org
  81. ^ Caño del Oeste Formation at Fossilworks.org
  82. ^ Caño Grande Formation at Fossilworks.org
  83. ^ El Horno Formation at Fossilworks.org
  84. ^ Caparo Formation at Fossilworks.org
  85. ^ Mireles Formation at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

Cantaure & Paraguaná Formations
  • Mendi, David; Rodríguez, Eliana (2005), Integración geológica de la Península de Paraguaná, Estado Falcón (MSc. thesis) (PDF), Universidad Central de Venezuela, pp. 1–184, retrieved 2017-10-26
Capadare Formation
  • Ferreira, Gabriel S.; Rincón, Ascanio D.; Solórzano, Andrés; Langer, Max C. (2015), "The last marine pelomedusoids (Testudines: Pleurodira): a new species of Bairdemys and the paleoecology of Stereogenyina" (PDF), PeerJ, 3: e1063, retrieved 2019-02-13
  • Penín Cendón, José Antonio; Villarroel Estaba, Vanessa Ilia (2005), Integración y actualización geológica del área de Jacura y Capadare, Estado Falcón (PDF), Universidad Central de Venezuela, pp. 1–199, retrieved 2017-08-15
Castillo Formation
  • Johnson, Kenneth G.; Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R.; Aguilera, Orangel A. (2009), "The Oligocene-Miocene transition on coral reefs in the Falcón Basin (NW Venezuela)", PALAIOS, 24: 59–69, retrieved 2017-08-15
  • Rincón, Ascanio D.; Solórzano, Andrés; McDonald, H. Gregory; Núñez Flores, Mónica (2017), "Baraguatherium takumara, gen. et sp. nov., the earliest mylodontoid sloth (early Miocene) from northern South America", Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 24 (2): 179–191, retrieved 2019-02-12
  • Rincón, Ascanio D.; Solórzano, Andrés; McDonald, H. Gregory; Núñez Flores, Mónica (2017), "Baraguatherium takumara, gen. et sp. nov., the earliest mylodontoid sloth (early Miocene) from northern South America", Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 24 (2): 179–191, retrieved 2019-02-12
  • Rincón, Ascanio D.; Solórzano, Andrés; Benammi, Mouloud; Vignaud, Patrick; McDonald, H. Gregory (2014), "Chronology and geology of an Early Miocene mammalian assemblage in North of South America, from Cerro La Cruz (Castillo Formation), Lara State, Venezuela: implications in the 'changing course of Orinoco River' hypothesis" (PDF), Andean Geology, 41: 507–528, retrieved 2018-09-07
  • Solórzano, Andrés; Rincón, Ascanio D.; Cidade, Giovanne M.; Núñez Flores, Mónica; Sánchez, Leonardo (2018), "Lower Miocene alligatoroids (Crocodylia) from the Castillo Formation, northwest of Venezuela" (PDF), Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments: 1–19, retrieved 2018-09-07
  • Urbani, Franco; Mendi, David (2010), "Notas sobre la discordancia del margen sur de la cuenca Oligo-Miocena de Falcón estados Lara, Falcón y Yaracuy, Venezuela" (PDF), Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, LXX: 9–25, retrieved 2017-08-15
Chaguaramas Formation
  • Horovitz, Inés; Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R. (2012), El Registro Fósil del Cenozoico (PDF), Venezuela Paleontológica: Evolución de la diversidad en el pasado, pp. 133–156, retrieved 2017-10-21
Mesa Formation
  • Granadino A., Maybelle N (2012), Evaluación hidrogeológica-geofísica de las formaciones Mesa y Las Piedras aflorantes en Santa Clara, Estado Anzoátegui (BS thesis) (PDF), Universidad Central de Venezuela, pp. 1–126, retrieved 2019-02-12
Parángula Formation
  • Paolillo, Alfredo; Linares, Omar J. (2007), "Nuevos cocodrilos Sebecosuchia del Cenozoico suramericano (Mesosuchia: Crocodylia)" (PDF), Paleobiología Neotropical, 03: 1–25, retrieved 2017-08-15
Río Yuca Formation
  • Rincón, Ascanio D.; Solórzano, Andrés; Macsotay, Oliver; McDonald, H. Gregory; Nüñez Flores, Mónica, "A new Miocene vertebrate assemblage from the Río Yuca Formation (Venezuela) and the northernmost record of typical Miocene mammals of high latitude (Patagonian) affinities in South America", Geobios, 757: 1–35, retrieved 2019-02-12
San Gregorio Formation
  • Carlini, Alfredo A.; Brandoni, Diego; Sánchez, Rodolfo; Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R. (2018), "A new Megatheriinae skull (Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the Pliocene of Northern Venezuela – implications for a giant sloth dispersal to Central and North America", Palaeontologia Electronica, 21 (2): Article number, retrieved 2019-02-11
  • Castro, Mariela C.; Carlini, Alfredo A.; Sánchez, Rodolfo; Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R. (2014), "A new Dasypodini armadillo (Xenarthra: Cingulata) from San Gregorio Formation, Pliocene of Venezuela: affinities and biogeographic interpretations", Naturwissenschaften: 1–10, retrieved 2017-08-15
Santa Inés Formation
Urumaco, Socorro & Codore Formations
  • Carrillo Briceño, Jorge D.; Maxwell, Erin; Aguilera, Órangel A.; Sánchez, Rodolfo; Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R. (2015), "Sawfishes and Other Elasmobranch Assemblages from the Mio-Pliocene of the South Caribbean (Urumaco Sequence, Northwestern Venezuela)", PLoS ONE, 10 (10): e0139230, retrieved 2019-02-13
  • Linares, Omar J (2004), "Bioestratigrafía de la fauna de mamíferos de las formaciones Socorro, Urumaco y Codore (Mioceno Medio-Plioceno Temprano) de la región de Urumaco, Falcón, Venezuela" (PDF), Paleobiología Neotropical, 1: 1–26, retrieved 2017-08-15
  • Quijano Ballesteros, Jhon Richard (2005), Estudio magnetoestratigráfico en la sección de El Mamón (miembro medio de la Formación Urumaco, Estado Falcón) (MSc. thesis) (PDF), Universidad Simón Bolívar, pp. 1–92, retrieved 2017-10-27
  • Rincón, Ascanio D.; Solórzano, Andrés; McDonald, H. Gregory; Montellano Ballesteros, Marisol (2018), "Two new megalonychid sloths (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the Urumaco Formation (late Miocene), and their phylogenetic affinities", Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 17 (5): 409–421, retrieved 2019-02-11
  • Rincón, Ascanio D.; McDonald, H. Gregory; Solórzano, Andrés; Núñez Flores, Mónica; Ruiz Ramoni, Damián (2015), "A new enigmatic Late Miocene mylodontoid sloth from northern South America", Royal Society Open Science, 2 (2): 140256, retrieved 2019-02-13

Further reading

Paleozoic
  • C.M. Berry and W.E. Stein. 2000. A New Iridopteridalean from the Devonian of Venezuela. International Journal of Plant Sciences 161:807-827
  • C. M. Berry and D. Edwards. 1995. New species of the lycophyte Colpodexylon Banks from the Devonian of Venezuela. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 237:59-74
  • C. M. Berry. 1994. First record of the Devonian lycophyte Leclercquia from South America. Geological Magazine 131(2):269-272
  • A. J. Boucot, J. L. Benedetto, Y. Grahn, J. H. G. Melo, T. M. Sanchez and B. A. Waisfeld. 1999. South American marine Silurian communities. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities—a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 841-848
  • E. A. Frederickson. 1958. Lower Tremadocian trilobite from Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 32(3):541-543
  • P.R. Hoover. 1981. Paleontology, Taphonomy, and Paleoecology of the Palmarito Formation (Permian of Venezuela). Bulletins of American Paleontology 80(313):1-138
  • O. Odreman-Rivas and R. H. Wagner. 1979. Precisiones sobre algunas floras Carboniferas Permicas de los Andes Venezolanos. Boletin de Geologia 13:77-79
  • T. M. Sanchez. 1983. A new Permian ophiuroid, Archaeophiomusium andinum nov sp from western Venezuela. Geobios 16:103-107
  • M. L. Thompson and A. K. Miller. 1949. Permian fusulinids and cephalopods from the vicinity of the Maracaibo basin in northern South America. Journal of Paleontology 23:1-32
Mesozoic
  • E. H. Colbert. 1949. A new Cretaceous plesiosaur from Venezuela. American Museum Novitates 1420:1-22
  • C. Gonzalez de Juana, J. Iturralde de Arozena, and X.P. Cadillat. 1980. Geologia de Venezuela y de sus cuencas petroliferas. 1:162-166
  • E. von der Osten. 1957. A fauna from the lower Cretaceous Barranquin Formation of Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 31(3):571-590
  • O. Renz. 1982. The Cretaceous ammonites of Venezuela 1-132
  • J. W. Wells. 1944. Cretaceous, tertiary, and recent corals, a sponge, and an alga from Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 18(5):429-447

External links

  • Hackley, Paul C.; Urbani, Franco; Karlsen, Alex W.; Garrity, Christopher P. (2005), Geologic Shaded Relief Map of Venezuela - 1:750,000, USGS, p. 1, retrieved 2019-02-12
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