First fossils records of chondrichthyes from Venado Formation, Upper Miocene, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

 

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Författarna: Argüello-Sáenz, Alejandro, Laurito, César A., Valerio, Ana L., Quesada, Gustavo, Ulloa, Andrés
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:2022
Beskrivning:Remains of selachians have been collected at the Gabinarraca cave. These fossils were found in grainstone type lithoacies from the Upper Miocene carbonated lagoon and estuarine sediments of Venado Formation. Among the sharks remains are notorious the juvenile specimens of Carcharocles megalodon associated to a shallow marine and brackish waters environments. The discovery of these remains shows that species such as Carcharocles megalodon used the shallow waters of the Miocene where Venado de San Carlos is currently located as a breeding area.
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisation:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Språk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/51593
Länkar:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/51593
Nyckelord:Chondrichthyes
Venado Formation
Upper Miocene
Caves
Carcharocles megalodon
Costa Rica
Formación Venado
Mioceno Superior
Cavernas