Table 1 New vertebrate faunal assemblage from the El Muaco Member
From: A new vertebrate continental assemblage from the Tortonian of Venezuela
Order | El Muaco Member | Inferred habitat | |
|---|---|---|---|
Family | Quebrada Cucuruchu | Puerto Chávez | |
Genus/species | |||
Crocodylia | |||
Gavialidae | |||
cf. †Gryposuchus pachakamue | X | ?Marine-brackish-fresh | |
Indet. | X | X | ?Marine-brackish-fresh |
Alligatoridae | |||
†Purussaurus sp. | X | Freshwater | |
Indet. | X | Freshwater | |
Testudines | |||
Chelidae | |||
Chelus sp. | X | Freshwater | |
Squamata | |||
Boidae | |||
cf. Eunectes sp. | X | X | Terrestrial-Freshwater |
Rodentia | |||
Dinomyidae | |||
†Potamarchus sp. | X | Terrestrial | |
Cingulata | |||
†Pampatheriidae | |||
†Scirrotherium sp. | X | X | Terrestrial |
Pilosa | |||
Indet. | X | Terrestrial | |
Characiformes | |||
Serrasalmidae (pacu clade) Indet. | X | X | Freshwater |
Siluriformes | |||
Doradidae (thorny catfishes) Indet. | X | Freshwater | |
Pimelodidae Indet. | X | X | Freshwater |