Nisam (Neogene of Indonesia)

Where: Aceh, Indonesia (5.2° N, 97.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.4° N, 98.2° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: G. A. Frost. 1925. Description of fish otoliths from the Tertiary formationsof Atcheen, Northern Sumatra. Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Oost-Indiƫ Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen 1:1-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 223640: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.11.2021

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius tenuis n. sp.
Arius tenuis n. sp. Frost 1925 Ariid catfish
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pleuronectes elongatus n. sp. Frost 1925 scallop
Engraulidarum erectus
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Engraulidarum erectus n. sp. Frost 1925