Uloa, South Africa - King (1953) (Miocene of South Africa)

Where: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (28.4° S, 32.3° E: paleocoordinates 28.8° S, 31.5° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• Lowest beds in the exposed section are marls, or yellow, sandy clays, which appear in the hillside overlooking the westward flats surrounding Lake Futululu. They are overlain by sandstone (20-30 ft) containing the collection. Succeeding yellow sands are 20 ft in thickness, but yield no fossils.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal, yellow sandstone

• Fossilifeous bed represents a Miocene sandbank near the mouth of the river.
• Fossiliferous yellow sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: quarrying,

• Originally collected by A. Martin (1952), subsequent collecting by L. King (1953) and Frankel (1960's). Some material lodged in Durban Museum.

Primary reference: L. K. King. 1954. A Miocene marine fauna from Zululand. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 61:59-91 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41473: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Representative for Coelenterata, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, and Mollusca
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Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Cidaroida indet.
Cidaroida indet. Claus 1880 pencil urchin
 Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae
Temnopleurus cf. toreumaticus
Temnopleurus cf. toreumaticus Leske 1778 sea urchin
 Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas spheroidalis, "Echinolampas jacquemonti" = Echinolampas oviformis jacquemonti
"Echinolampas jacquemonti" = Echinolampas oviformis jacquemonti d'Archiac and Haime 1854 sea urchin
 Clypeasteroida - Laganidae
Laganum depressum
Laganum depressum Agassiz 1841 sand dollar
 Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster martini, "Clypeaster cf. profundus" = Clypeaster oxybaphon
Clypeaster martini sand dollar
"Clypeaster cf. profundus" = Clypeaster oxybaphon Jackson 1922 sand dollar
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina sp.
Terebratulina sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
"Retepora cellulosa" = Reteporella
"Retepora cellulosa" = Reteporella
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella angulata" = Kapalmerella ranikoti, Turritella cf. capensis, "Turritella cf. carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera
"Turritella angulata" = Kapalmerella ranikoti Vredenburg 1928 turret shell
"Turritella cf. carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera Deshayes 1824 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices mamilla
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sp.
Hipponix sp. Defrance 1819 hoof shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea aff. citrina" = Erosaria citrina
"Cypraea aff. citrina" = Erosaria citrina Gray 1850 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
"Trivia cf. oryza" = Trivirostra oryza
"Trivia cf. oryza" = Trivirostra oryza Lamarck 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus floridus, Strombus altispirus
 Sorbeoconcha - Seraphsidae
"Seraphs naricum" = Seraphs naricus
"Seraphs naricum" = Seraphs naricus Vredenburg 1925 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus cf. condita
Ficus cf. condita Brongniart 1823 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
"Ranella elegans" = Bufonaria elegans
"Ranella elegans" = Bufonaria elegans Sowerby 1836 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Tonna luteostoma, Tonna nkulunkulu
Tonna nkulunkulu tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium sp.
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis achatina, Cassis cf. mombasana
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta ponderosa
 Neogastropoda - Harpidae
"Harpa (Eocithara) narica" = Eocithara narica
"Harpa (Eocithara) narica" = Eocithara narica Vredenburg 1925 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Coralliophila violacea
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella sp.2, Streptosiphon pyriformis
Turbinella sp.2 Lamarck 1799 snail
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
"Ancilla glabrata" = Eburna glabrata, "Baryspira impi" = Amalda (Baryspira), "Baryspira shaka" = Amalda (Baryspira), "Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis
"Ancilla glabrata" = Eburna glabrata Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Baryspira impi" = Amalda (Baryspira) snail
"Baryspira shaka" = Amalda (Baryspira) snail
"Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis Lamarck 1810 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla ntombazana, "Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis, Olivella (Callianax) martiniopsis
Ancilla ntombazana olive snail
"Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis Duclos 1835 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Chelyconus) haughtoni" = Conus (Chelyoconus), "Conus (Chelyconus) proliferatus" = Conus (Chelyoconus), Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus
"Conus (Chelyconus) haughtoni" = Conus (Chelyoconus) cone shell
"Conus (Chelyconus) proliferatus" = Conus (Chelyoconus) cone shell
Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia" curiosa
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clionella bipartita, Clionella inornata
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Pyrene cf. pardalina
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus prolongata, Fusus sp., Nassarius kraussianus, Nassarius delislei, Nassarius (Hima) tringa
Fusus sp. Bruguière 1789 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus pseudolynchoides, Latirus indicus, Fasciolaria sp.
Latirus pseudolynchoides Vredenburg 1923 snail
Latirus indicus Vredenburg 1921 snail
Fasciolaria sp. Lamarck 1799 tulip snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra textura
Mitra textura mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria govenderi
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp.
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia sp.2
Globularia sp.2 Swainson 1840 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassipira (Inquisitor) coxana
 Opisthobranchia -
Kaitoa islandica
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula turrita
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica cf. perspectiva
Architectonica cf. perspectiva Linnaeus 1767 sundial
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Cynisca formosa
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula dowlingi" = Nucula (Pectinucula) dowlingi, Nucula sp.
"Nucula dowlingi" = Nucula (Pectinucula) dowlingi McLearn 1919 nut clam
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Listed as: Nucula spp.
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites cf. sulcatus" = Crassatella
"Crassatellites cf. sulcatus" = Crassatella clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Macrocallista erycina" = Costacallista erycina, Antigona granosa, Tapes sulcaria, Marcia (Levimarcia) paupercula
"Macrocallista erycina" = Costacallista erycina Linnaeaus 1758 venus clam
Antigona granosa Sowerby 1840 venus clam
Tapes sulcaria venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina ? regularis
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari elongata
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium cf. sindense, Cardium papyraceum
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula socialis" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) socialis
"Corbula socialis" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) socialis Martin 1879 clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo (Kuphus) polythalamia
Teredo (Kuphus) polythalamia Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen capensis
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina neasquamata, Loripes clausa
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Modiolarca excavata
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus cf. capensis
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea cf. hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea cf. hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea hyotiformis" = Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis, Crassostrea prismatica, "Ostrea angulata" = Crassostrea angulata
"Ostrea hyotiformis" = Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis Philippi 1901 oyster
"Ostrea angulata" = Crassostrea angulata Sowerby 1840 oyster
 Pectinida - Placunidae
Placuna anomala
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus sp., Aequipecten uloa, Sectipecten vasseli, Chlamys puzio, Chlamys sp., "Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria, "Amussium umfolozianum" = Amusium, Minnivola sapolwanaensis1
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Chlamys puzio scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
"Amussium umfolozianum" = Amusium scallop
Minnivola sapolwanaensis1 Carter 1966 scallop
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea concamera
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Scapharca inaequilateralis" = Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis, Scapharca praenatalensis
"Scapharca inaequilateralis" = Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis Maury 1917 ark
Scapharca praenatalensis clam
Listed as: praenatalensis
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris suidafrikana
Glycymeris suidafrikana clam
Listed as: Glycymeris suid-afrikana
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus cf. amphitrite
Balanus cf. amphitrite Darwin 1854 barnacle
Arachnida
 Solifugae -
Galeodes kehla
Galeodes kehla camel spider
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Ceratotrochus alcockianus
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
"Flabellum distinctum" = Flabellum pavoninum
"Flabellum distinctum" = Flabellum pavoninum Lesson 1831 stony coral
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Eponides sp.
Eponides sp. Montfort 1808
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides sp.
Cibicides sp. Monfort 1808
Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerina sp.
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Lagena sp., Nodosaria sp.
Lagena sp. Walker and Boys 1784
Nodosaria sp. Lamarck 1812
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia sp.
Textularia sp. Defrance 1824
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris sp.
Cancris sp. Monfort 1808
 Asterigerinacea - Amphisteginidae
Amphistegina sp.
Amphistegina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
? Operculinella sp.
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Rotalia sp.
Rotalia sp. Lamarck 1804
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina sp.
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
1Carter 1966; 2Harzhauser et al. 2009