First discovery of fossil Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (Nautilidae, Cephalopoda) from Pangasinan, northwestern Philippines
2008; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2517/1342-8144(2008)12[89
ISSN1880-0068
AutoresRyoji Wani, Roberto S. P. de Ocampo, Yolanda Aguilar, Maybellyn A. Zepeda, Yukito Kurihara, Kyoko Hagino, Hiroki Hayashi, Tomoki Kase,
Tópico(s)Isotope Analysis in Ecology
ResumoA chambered nautilus shell from the early Pleistocene deep-water sediments in the Bolinao area of Pangasinan province, northwestern Luzon, Philippines is described. Although the shell is fragmentary, the shell features indicate that the specimen is referable with reservation to the extant Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758. This finding represents the first and oldest fossil record of N. pompilius and complements the Plio-Pleistocene gap of the nautiloid fossil records. Taphonomic implications for Cenozoic nautiloids were briefly discussed.
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