Site 219 (Paleocene of Indian Ocean)

Where: Indian Ocean (8.1° N, 74.0° E: paleocoordinates 23.1° S, 56.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; mudstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: C. Guernet. 1985. Ostracodes paléogènes de quelques sites "D.S.D.P." de l'Océan Indien (legs 22 et 23). Revue de Paléobiologie 4(2):279-295 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 201914: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 11.06.2019

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Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherelloidea sp. Alexander 1929 ostracod
 Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae
? Leguminocythereis sp. Howe and Law 1936 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytheridae
 Podocopida - Xestoleberididae
Xestoleberis sp. Sars 1866 ostracod