Late Pleistocene Veneridae Fossils from the Szekou Formation, Taiwan

Southern Taiwan's Szekou Formation contains a fossil record of the Veneridae family of clams from the Late Pleistocene. The dataset documents 23 taxa across 17 genera, resulting from a revision of newly collected and previously held specimens. It was authored by Diana Osipova and published on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic revision and species identification based on documented fossil specimens.
• Analyzing changes in species diversity across stratigraphic levels to infer paleoenvironmental stages.
• Comparing fossil assemblages with modern species to assess ecological continuity in subtropical West Pacific waters.

Strengths

• Documents 23 distinct venerid taxa across 17 genera.
• Includes a re-evaluation of previous collections alongside newly collected fossils.
• Data is published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small in scale at 47.1 KB.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Diana Osipova.

Collection Method

Examination of newly collected fossil venerids and re-evaluation of previous collections.

Time Range

Late Pleistocene.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 10:24:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Taiwan, specifically the Szekou Formation.