Table 2. The Venezuelan fossil record.

  Genus
 Species
 Author that reported the sp. in Venezuela
 Locality
 Formation or unit reffered to in original publication
 Age
  Agassizia
scrobiculata
 Cooke, 1961
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State
 San Gregorio
 Pliocene
  Agassizia
clevei
 Jeannet, 1928
Entre Taratara et La Vela, Falcón State
 La Vela
 Middle Miocene
  Agassizia
excentrica
 this work
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State
 San Gregorio
 Late Pliocene, Early Pleistocene
  Antillaster
lamberti
 Cooke, 1961; Jeannet, 1928
 Sabanas Altas, Falcón State El Vigia, Falcón State Cerro La Luz, Falcón State
 upper part of the "couches d'Ojo de Agua"; La Vela
 Middle Miocene, Late Miocene
  Arbacia
punctulata
 this work
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State
 San Gregorio
 Late Pliocene, Early Pleistocene
  Brissoma
vonderschmitti
 Jeannet, 1928
 Entre Puerto Escandido et Aguide, Falcón State
 superior series of d'Agua Salada
 Early Miocene
  Brissopsis
antillarum
 Cooke, 1961
 Pueblo Nuevo, Falcón State
 La Vela; Anguilla; Paraguana
Middle Miocene, Late Miocene
  Brissopsis
cf. atlantica
 Weisbord, 1969
 Cabo Blanco area
 "Cabo Blanco Group"
 Pliocene - Recent
  Cassidulus (Cassidulus)
falconensis
 Cooke, 1961
 San Jose de la Costa, Falcón State
 upper part of the "couches d'Ojo de Agua"; Punta Gavilan
 Middle Miocene
  Cidaroida
 indet.
 Hoover, 1981
 Mérida State
 Palmarito
 Permian
  Clypeaster
 sp.
 Jeannet, 1928
 Region de Capadare, Falcón State
 "Damsite series"
 Middle Miocene
  Clypeaster
rosaceus
 Cooke, 1961; this work
 Rio Motoruco,Falcón State Rio Coro, SW Cumarebo field, Falcón State playa de Taratara, Falcón State Goajira Peninsula, Zulia State Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta Stat
 La Vela
 Miocene - Recent, Late Miocene, Pliocene
  Clypeaster
kugleri
 Jeannet, 1928
 Puerto Leon, entre Taratara et La Vela, Falcón State
 upper part of "Damsite Series"
 Middle Miocene
  Clypeaster
subdepressus
 this work
 playa de Taratara, Falcón State
 La Vela
 Late Miocene, Pliocene
  Echinolampas
 sp.
 Jeannet, 1928
 Caño Leon, Falcón State
 "Damsite series"
 Middle Miocene
  Echinolampas
lycopersicus
 Cooke, 1961
 Bejuco, Araurima Valley, Falcón State
 ?
 Middle Miocene
  ? Echinolampas
 sp.
 Weisbord, 1969
 Cabo Blanco area
 "Cabo Blanco Group"
 ?
  Echinometra
lucunter
 Weisbord, 1969
 Cabo Blanco area
 ?
 Late Miocene - Recent
  Encope
 sp.A
 Jeannet, 1928
 Entre La Caridad et Mirimiri, Falcón State
 "Unt. Pectenbeds"
 Middle Miocene
  Encope
 sp.B
 Jeannet, 1928
 Entre La Caridad et Mirimiri, Falcón State
 "Unt. Pectenbeds"
 Middle Miocene
  Encope
 sp.C
 Jeannet, 1928
 Entre La Caridad et Mirimiri, Falcón State
 "Unt. Pectenbeds"
 Middle Miocene
  Encope
 sp.D
 Jeannet, 1928
 Boca de Hueque, Falcón State
 "Couches d'Ojo de Agua"
 Middle Miocene
  Encope
 sp.E
 Jeannet, 1928
 Boca de Hueque, Falcón State
 "Couches d'Ojo de Agua"
 Middle Miocene
  Encope
michelini
 Cooke, 1961
 Boca de Hueque, Falcón State Cumana, Sucre State
 San Gregorio; "Couches d'Ojo de Agua"
 Miocene - Recent, Middle Miocene, Pliocene
  Encope
kugleri
 Cooke, 1961; Jeannet, 1928
 La Jovita de Candado, Falcón State Rio Seco Area, Falcón State E. de Corrocorote, Falcón State
Capadare limestone; Chiguaje Member; San Gregorio
 Middle Miocene, Late Miocene
  Encope
wiedermayeri
 Jeannet, 1928
 Boca de Hueque, Falcón State
 "Couches d'Ojo de Agua"
 Middle Miocene
  Encope
vonderschmitti
 Jeannet, 1928
 Boca de Hueque, Falcón State
 "Couches d'Ojo de Agua"
 Middle Miocene
  Encope
emarginata
 Weisbord, 1969; this work
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State Cabo Blanco area
 San Gregorio; "Cabo Blanco Group"
 Late Miocene, Late Pliocene, Early Pleistocene - Recent
  Encope
secoensis
 Cooke, 1961; this work
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State Cabo Bianco area
 San Gregorio
 Middle Miocene, Pliocene, Late Pliocene, Early Plesistocene
  Epiaster
whitei
 Cooke, 1961
 Rio Caripe, Monagas State
 ?
 Early Cretaceous
  Eucidaris
tribuloides
 Weisbord, 1969; Cutress, 1980
 Cabo Blanco area Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State Araya, Sucre State
 Abisinia; "Cabo Blanco"
 Oligocene? - Recent
  Eupatagus
 sp.
 Anisgard, 1954
 Montatan, Trujillo State
 Misoa
 Late Eocene
  Eupatagus
clevei
 Cooke, 1961
 San Mateo, Lara State
 ?
 Late Eocene
  Eurhodia
falconensis
 Jeannet, 1928
 La Guarava - Sta Clara, Falcón State
 upper part of the "couches d'Ojo de Agua"; La Vela
 Middle Miocene
  Hemiaster
 sp.
 Cooke, 1961
 Monagas State
 ?
 Early Cretaceous
  Heteraster (Washitaster)
bravoensis
 Cooke, 1961 Rio Socuy, Zulia State
 Cogollo limestone
 Early Cretaceous (late Albian)
  Heteroclypeus
wiedermayeri
 Jeannet, 1928
 Cerro de Chichiriviche, Falcón State
 Calcaire de Capadare
 Middle Miocene
  Holectypus (Coenholectypus)
planatus aponensis
 Cooke, 1961
 Rio Apon, Zulia State
 Capacho
 Early Cretaceous (Middle Albian to Vraconian)
  Leoida
 divinata
 Mooi & Peterson, 2000
 Cabo Blanco area
 "Cabo Blanco Group"
 Early Pliocene
  Lovenia
 cf. dumblei
 Cooke, 1961
 San Jose de la Costa, Falcón State
 Punta Gavilan
 Miocene
  Lytechinus
cf. euerces
 this work
 playa de Taratara, Falcón State
 La Vela
 Late Miocene, Pliocene
  Lytechnus
variegatus
 Cooke, 1961
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State
 San Gregorio
 Pliocene
  Mellitella
falconensis
 Cooke, 1961; this work
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State
 Chiguaje Member; San Gregorio
 Late Miocene, Pliocene, Late Pliocene, Early Pleistocene
  Moira
antropos
 Cooke, 1961; Weisbord, 1969; this work
 Rio Seco area, Falcón State Cabo Blanco area
 San Gregorio; "Cabo Blanco Group"
 Pliocene, Late Pliocene, Early Pleistocene
  Oligopygus
rotundus
 Cooke, 1961
 Bolivar, Zulia State Alta Casa Nueva, Guárico
 Tinajitas
 Late Eocene
  Oligopygus
christi
 Jeannet, 1928
 Rio Calderas pres de Los Baños, Barinas
 ?
 Late Eocene
  Oligopygus
nancei
 Cooke, 1961, 1941
Rio amana, Monagas State
 Tinajitas
 Late Eocene
  Opissaster
 sp.
 Jeannet, 1928
 Aguide-Escondido; Falcón State
 upper part of the d'Agua Salada
 Early Miocene
  Opissaster
kugleri
 Jeannet, 1928
 Aguide-Escondido; Falcón State
 upper part of the d'Agua Salada
 Early Miocene
  Pauropygus
 sp.
 Jeannet, 1928
 Rio Calderas, Barinas
 ?
 Late Eocene
  Pericosmus
 sp.
 Jeannet, 1928
 Environs de Capadare; Falcón State
 "Damsite series"
 Middle Miocene
  Pericosmus
stehlini
 Cooke, 1961; Jeannet, 1928
 Coro, Falcón; El Vigia, Falcón State
"Damsite series"; La Vela; Paraguana
 Middle Miocene?, Late Miocene
  Phyllobrissus
zulianus
 Cooke, 1961
 Roas Island, Zulia State
 Apón
Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
  Plagiobrissus
grandis
 Cooke, 1961
 Paraguana Peninsula, Falcón State
 Paraguana
 Miocene?
  Plagiobrissus
lamberti
 Jeannet, 1928
 Chemin de Guaidima a Riecito, Falcón State
 "Couches d'Ojo de Agua"
 Middle Miocene
  Prionocidaris
 sp.
 this work
 playa de Taratara, Falcón State
 La Vela
 Late Miocene, Pliocene
  Pseudananchys
 sp.
 Cooke, 1961
 Island of Chimana Grande, Anzoátegui State
 Chimana
 Early Cretaceous (early to middle Albian)
  Rhynobrissus
rostratus
 Cooke, 1961
 San Jose de la Costa, Falcón State
 Punta Gavilan
 Miocene?
  Schizaster
eurynotus
 Jeannet, 1928
 Punta de los Zamuros pres San Jose de la Costa, Falcón State
 Punta Gavilan
 Middle Miocene
  Stereocidaris?
 sp.
 Von der Osten, 1957
 Bahia de Santa Fe, Sucre State
 Barranquin
 Early Cretaceous
  Tetragramma
 sp.
 Cooke, 1961
 El Pao, Cojedes State
 ?
 Early Cretaceous (Late Albian)
  Tripneustes
tobleri
 Jeannet, 1928
 Punta de los Zamuros pres San Jose de la Costa, Falcón State
 Punta Gavilan
 Middle Miocene
  Tylocidaris?
 sp.
 Von der Osten, 1957
 Bahia de Santa Fe, Sucre State
 Barranquin
 Early Cretaceous