Kisimayo (Pleistocene of Somalia)
Also known as Reef 3964
Where: Somalia (0.3° S, 42.5° E: paleocoordinates 0.3° S, 42.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: F. Carbone and G. Accordi. 2000. The Indian Ocean coast of Somalia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 41:141-159 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 89243: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 12.05.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Anthozoa | |
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral | |
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral | |
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral |