List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela.

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

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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

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References

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  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

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Cantaure & Paraguaná Formations
Capadare Formation
Castillo Formation
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
Parángula Formation
Río Yuca Formation
San Gregorio Formation
Santa Inés Formation
Urumaco, Socorro & Codore Formations

Further reading

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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
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