Rio Changalane (Cretaceous of Mozambique)

Where: Mozambique (26.3° S, 32.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° S, 14.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, fine-grained, brown sandstone

• Light brown fine sandstone.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the BSP

Primary reference: R. Förster. 1975. Die geologische Entwicklung von Süd-Mozambique seit der Unterkreide und die Ammoniten-Fauna von Unterkreide und Cenoman. Geologisches Jahrbuch, Reihe B 12:3-324 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 174827: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 28.11.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Clypeopygus sp.
Clypeopygus sp. sea urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster vanhoepeni
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster zululandensis
Hemiaster zululandensis Besairie and Lambert 1930 heart urchin
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Spondylus cf. dutempleanus" = Spondylus fimbriatus, Camptonectes sp.
"Spondylus cf. dutempleanus" = Spondylus fimbriatus Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium orbicularis
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea zululandiae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna cf. robinaldina
Pinna cf. robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Linotrigonia cf. plumosa
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea gurgitis
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Goniomya cf. designata, Pholadomya sp., Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) vignesi
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes sp.
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Avellana incrassata
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochus sp.
Trochus sp. Linnaeus 1758 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Semisolarium conoideum
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Labeceratidae
Labeceras cf. crassicostatum, Labeceras (Appurdiceras) sp., Labeceras plasticum
Labeceras cf. crassicostatum Collignon 1962 ammonite
Labeceras (Appurdiceras) sp. Whitehouse 1926 ammonite
Labeceras plasticum Spath 1925 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
Anisoceras sp.
Anisoceras sp. Pictet 1854 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae
Mortoniceras sp., Hysteroceras choffati, Hysteroceras aff. subbinum, Hysteroceras cf. carinatum, Hysteroceras orbignyi
Mortoniceras sp. Meek 1876 ammonite
Hysteroceras choffati Spath 1925 ammonite
Hysteroceras aff. subbinum Spath 1934 ammonite
Hysteroceras cf. carinatum Spath 1922 ammonite
Hysteroceras orbignyi Spath 1922 ammonite