Obock II: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Djibouti
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus (Chelyconus) catus
(Hwass in Bruguiére 1792)
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| original and current combination Conus catus | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama lazarus
Linnaeus 1758
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Chama brassica
Reeve 1847
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Chama cf. aspersa
Reeve 1846
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Ostrea hyotis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Hyotissa hyotis | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea crenulifera
Sowerby 1873
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| recombined as Dendostrea crenulifera | |||||||
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Ostrea forskali
Chemnitz 1785
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys senatoria
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Mimachlamys senatoria | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus coccineus
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Djibouti |
| Coordinates: | 12.0° North, 43.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 12.0° North, 43.2° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Secondary lithology: | calcareous sandstone |
| Lithology description: coral reefs, Ostrea banks | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 96790 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-07-01 02:43:16 | Last modified: | 2010-07-01 05:43:16 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-07-01 02:43:16 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 33020. | R. Abrard. 1942. Mollusques Pleistocenes de la Cote Francaise des Somalis [Pleistocene molluscs from French Somaliland]. Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, serie 6 18:5-105 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |