Angaur (Pleistocene of Palau)

Where: Palau (6.9° N, 134.1° E: paleocoordinates 6.9° N, 134.3° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Peliliu Limestone Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Nisiyama. 1966. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11:1-277 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204376: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Phyllacanthus imperialis Lamarck 1816 pencil urchin
 Spatangoida - Brissidae
Brissus latecarinatus Leske 1778 heart urchin
Metalia spatangus heart urchin