INDEX FOSSILS OF THE PHILIPPINES

AGE FOSSIL FORMATION LOCALITY

Gshelia sp.
(rugose Coral)

CARBONIFEROUS Base of Punso Mansalay Area,

(359-299 M.Y.A) Conglomerate Mindoro

Neoschwagerina sp.
(Forminifera)

Carabao Island,
Minilog Formation
Palawan

Paraschwagerina sp.
(Foraminifera)

Carabao Island,
Not specified
Palawan
PERMIAN
(299-252 M.Y.A)

Schwagerina sp. Not specified Mindoro

(Foraminifera)

Not specified North Palawan

Verbeekina sp.
(Foraminifera)

Minilog Formation Mindoro

Gondolella rosen Krantzi

Bacuit Formation Palawan
(Conodont)
Ozarkodina tortilis
Minilog Formation Not specified
(Conodont)
 PERMIAN
(299-252 M.Y.A)

Priodiodella periodic
Liminangsong
dellides North Palawan
Formation
(Conodont)
Neohindeodella uniforma Liminangsong
North Palawan
(Conodont) Formation
Radiolaria
TRIASSIC
(252-201 M.Y.A)
Liminangsong
North Palawan
Formation

Perisphinctes faliabulious
(Ammonite)

Mansalay
Mindoro
Formation

Macrocephalites fabi
(Ammonite)

JURASSIC Mansalay Mansalay

(201-145 M.Y.A) Formation Mindoro

Meekoceras seeleyi
(Ammonite)

Mansalay Mansalay
Formation Mindoro

CRETACEOUS Orbitulina
Pandan Formation NW Cebu
(145 -66 M.Y.A) (Foraminifera)
 Globotruncana concavata
(Foraminifera)

CRETACEOUS Kinabuan
(144-66 M.Y.A) Tanay, Rizal
Formation

Globotruncana lapparenti
(Foraminifera)

Caramoan,
Not specified
Camarines Sur

Globotruncana ganserri
Not specified Calape, Samar
(Foraminifera)
Globorotalia velascoensis
(Foraminifera)

Sunbiling and
Panas Formation
South Palawan

PALEOCENE
(66-56 M.Y.A) Miscellanea sp.
(Foraminifera)

Sunbiling and
Panas Formation
Palawan

EOCENE Assilina sp.

Not specified Not specified
(56-33.9 M.Y.A) (Foraminifera)
 Asterocyclina sp.
(Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

Fasciolites sp.
(Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

EOCENE Discocyclina sp.

(56-33.9 M.Y.A) (Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

Globorotalia centralis
(Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

Globorotalia cerroazulensis
(Foraminifera)

Aksitero Formation Aksitero, Tarlac

Hantkenina sp. Not specified Dinagat Island

 (Foraminifera)

EOCENE
(56-33.9 M.Y.A)

Globigerapsis mexicana
Not specified Not specified
(Foraminifera)
Reticulata nummulites
(Foraminifera)

Not specified Burias Island

Camerina bagallencia
Not specified Mindoro
(Foraminifera)
Camerina kjokjokaetae
Not specified Not specified
(Foraminifera)
Globigerina selli
(foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

OLIGOCENE
(33.9-23 M.Y.A)

Globigerina cerachitaensis
Not specified Not specified
(Foraminifera)
Globigerina binaiensis
(Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

Lepidocyclina montrosa
Not specified Not specified
(Foraminifera)
Lepidocyclina bondjjirra
Not specified Not specified
(Foraminifera)
Not specified Not specified
 Lepidocyclina ensis
(Foraminifera)

Globorotalia opima
(Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

OLIGOCENE
(33.9-23 M.Y.A)

Globigerinoides diminutus Angat Formation Bulacan

(Foraminifera) Moriones
Tarlac
Formation

Malubog Bondoc Peninsula

Formation & Cebu

Angat Formation Bulacan

Moriones
Globigerinoides altiaperturus Tarlac
Formation
(Foraminifera)
Malubog Bondoc Peninsula
Formation & Cebu
Praeorbulina glomerosa
curva
MIOCENE
(Foraminifera)
(23-5.3 M.Y.A)

Malinta Formation Central Valley

Globorotalia fohsi
(Foraminifera)

Tarlac Formation W. Central Valley

Globorotalia lenguaensis
Cabagan Formation Cagayan
(Foraminifera)
 MIOCENE
(23-5.3 M.Y.A)

Candelina praenitida
(Foraminifera) Not specified Not specified

Pulleniatina
(Foraminifera)
Eastern Central
Tartaro Formation
Valley

Sphaeroidinella dehiscens
PLIOCENE dehiscens
(5.3-2.6 M.Y.A) (Foraminifera)

Hondagua
N. Bondoc
Formation

Globorotalia
truncatulinoides
(Foraminifera)

Malumbag
Bondoc
Formation

PLEISTOCENE
(2.6-0.01 M.Y.A)
Sphaeroidinella dehiscens
excavate
(Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

Globorotalia calida
Not specified Not specified
(Foraminifera)
Not specified Not specified
Marginopora
 (Foraminifera)

PLEISTOCENE Baculogypsinoides
(2.6-0.01 M.Y.A) (Foraminifera)

Not specified Not specified

Globigerina digita
(Foraminifera)

HOLOCENE
(10,000 years ago to Not specified Not specified
recent)

Almost all the representative fossils in the index fossil of the Philippines are
Foraminifera especially on the suborder Globigerinina and suborder Rotaliina. Some
macrofossils such as ammonite and rugose coral are found in a specific age. Ammonites
are solely found on Jurassic Period while the rugose coral Gsheila sp. is found in
Carboniferous period which is likely the oldest fossil in the Philippines based on the
Index Fossils of the Philippines. Some microfossils can also be found in between Permian
and Triassic period such as conodonts and radiolarian which can be found in Palawan.

REFERENCE:

Mining and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)

http://rin.hiroba.org/foraminifera/lengua.html
http://www.foraminifera.eu/single.php?no=1003818&aktion=suche
http://data.oceandrilling.org/taxa/details/dicarinella/concavata
http://rpasmd.org/rms/Evaluation_Foram_Zonation.htm
http://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/nationalmuseumbeta/Collections/Geology/Ammonit
es.html
http://www.geologicacarpathica.com/GeolCarp_Vol57_No4_257_268.html
http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=home