Paracas Formation
58 distinct taxa, from 105 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 48–27 Mya.
Ica · PE
58 taxa · 105 fossils · 48–27 MyaMembers recorded: Yumaque, Los Choros, Yamaque.
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16 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
- Glyptostyla lagunitensis
- Turritella woodsi
- Turritella lagunillasensis
- Cristispira paracasensis
- Mollusca
- Ostrea paracasensis
- Amotapus arbolensis
- Cardita (Carditamera) newelli
- Andicula occidentalis
- Arginella icaensis
- Corbula paracasensis
- Dorsanum lagunitensis
- Glycymeris arquilloensis
- Ostrea
- Ostrea pejerreyensis
- Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis samanica
- Xenophora carditigera
- Admete (Bonellitia) olssoni
- Ampullina paracasina
- Anconia elenensis surensis
- Andicula olssoni
- Antigona (Artena) inca
- Architectonica sullana
- Bursa
- Cerithiopsis lechuzaensis
- Concholepas
- Dosinia coloradoensis
- Dosinia lechuzaensis
- Eopleurotoma paracasina
- Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum
- Epitonium peruvianum
- Eupodiscus paracaensis
- Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei
- Melongena
- Ocucajea picklingi
- Olivancillaria inca
- Ostrea (Lopha) sechura
- Pachycetus
- Peregocetus pacificus
- Perucetus colossus
The 40 most often recorded, of 58.
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.