Jablonski & Raup Locality 70 (Cretaceous of Nigeria)

Where: Nigeria (6.0° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 4.5° S, 1.0° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1329: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new-17, DJ 1992, replaces old m-70 (vetted by DJ 1991)
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Pseudocucullaea lens Solger 1903 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Trigonarca angolensis Rennie 1929 clam
Trigonarca furoni Dartevelle and Freneix 1957 clam
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
"Cordiceramus sp." = Inoceramus (Cordiceramus), "Cordiceramus coxi" = Inoceramus (Cordiceramus), "Endocostea bantu" = Inoceramus (Endocostea), Trochoceramus ianjonaensis
"Cordiceramus sp." = Inoceramus (Cordiceramus) Heinz 1932 clam
"Cordiceramus coxi" = Inoceramus (Cordiceramus) clam
"Endocostea bantu" = Inoceramus (Endocostea) clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula ibo Reyment 1955 scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
 Cardiida -
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Agelasina plenodonta Riedel 1933 clam
Veniella undata Conrad 1852 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Anofia aro Reyment 1955 venus clam
Mesocallista andersoni Newton 1909 venus clam
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte awensis Woods 1911 clam
"Dozyia lenticularis" = Eriphyla lenticularis Gabb 1864 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae