Chira Formation
62 distinct taxa, from 68 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 38–27 Mya.
Piura · PE
62 taxa · 68 fossils · 38–27 MyaLoading coastlines…
3 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
When
What has been found
- Cypraedia (Eucypraedia) multicarinata
- Clementia (Egesta) peruviana
- Morum (Oniscidea)
- Agriopoma (Pitarella) chiraensis
- Ampullina
- Architectonica chiraensis
- Architectonica sullana
- Artena
- Aturia peruviana
- Barbatia
- Borsonia peruviana
- Bursa chira
- Carditamera
- Cardium
- Chiraluta inca
- Clathrodrillia mira
- Clavilithes
- Crassatella neorhynchus
- Cyclomussa concinna
- Cypraea
- Cyrtochetus chiraensis
- Ectinochilus gaudichaudi
- Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis
- Ficus chiraensis
- Glycymeris
- Haminoea
- Harpa
- Knefastia chira
- Lamelliconcha ayabaca
- Latirus
- Lucina inca
- Lunatia chulucana
- Lyria peruviana
- Mancorus grabaui
- Metula peruviana
- Mitra
- Nerita
- Neverita
- Neverita subreclusiana
- Nuculana
The 40 most often recorded, of 62.
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.