Cote 87 (Jurassic of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (16.0° S, 47.5° E: paleocoordinates 24.3° S, 25.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• unit 2, 5 m thick

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, argillaceous limestone

• marly limestone, conglomerate intercalation

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Besairie and M. Collignon. 1972. Geologie de Madagascar I. Les Terrains Sedimentaires. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 35:1-463 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 98121: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.09.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella pseudoinconstans" = Torquirhynchia pseudoinconstans
"Rhynchonella pseudoinconstans" = Torquirhynchia pseudoinconstans Kitchin 1900
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Choffatia baluchistanensis Noetling 1896 ammonite
Indosphinctes aff. urbanus Spath 1931 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Tulitidae
"Lycetticeras cf. coma" = Morrisiceras
"Lycetticeras cf. coma" = Morrisiceras ammonite
 Ammonitida - Macrocephalitidae
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
 Belemnitida - Belemnopseidae
Bivalvia
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceromya concentrica Sowerby 1825 clam
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima impressa file clam