Loc. 95, bed C' - Dubar Fm: Early/Lower Miocene, Somalia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia
Epistreptophyllum giganteum Roniewicz 1976
    = Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900
Kiessling 2008
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia cf. magnifica Reuss 1871
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
Heliastrea sp. Milne Edwards and Haime 1857
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Dendacris bifaria
    = Dendracis bifaria Gregory 1930
Kiessling 2008
Alveopora somaliensis Azzaroli 1958
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora conferta Reuss 1868
Stylophora rugosa (d'Archiac 1848)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp. Link 1807
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus papyracea Gray 1825
recombined as Clementia (Clementia) papyracea
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys pallium (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Gloripallium pallium
see common names

Geography
Country:Somalia
Coordinates: 11.2° North, 49.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.5° North, 46.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Guban Formation:Dubar
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Dubar Fm [enterers usage] of the Guban Series [group?], and presumably regionally overlies Early Miocene strata (equivalent to the Naag Fm) and is overlain by the Late Miocene conglomerate. AGE: Early Miocene, equivalent to Burdigalian and upper Gaj according to author on the basis of larger formaniferal and molluscan biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From bed C near base of section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Calcare. LITHIFICATION: Lithified on the basis of figured specimens from adjacent beds.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow subtidal carbonate environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: G. Facca, G. Merla, 1938-1939. REPOSITORY: Museo dell' Istituto Geologico dell' Universitá di Firenze.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Not exhaustive, but limited to characteristic gastropoda, bivalvia, foraminifera, and anthozoa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature.
Metadata
Database number:79079
Authorizer:A. Hendy, W. Kiessling Enterer:A. Hendy, U. Merkel, W. Kiessling
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-02-24 21:59:44 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-02-24 21:59:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26500. A. Azzaroli. 1958. L'Oligocene e il Miocene della Somalia. Stratigrafia, Tettonica, Paleontologia (Macroforaminferi, Coralli, Molluschi). Palaeontolographia Italica 52:1-142 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

26431 W. Kiessling. 2008. New opinions on coral taxonomy. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]