Cape Tanjona (Miocene of Madagascar)
Also known as Cap Tanjona
Where: Madagascar (15.9° S, 50.3° E: paleocoordinates 16.3° S, 49.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine
Primary reference: M. Collignon and J. Cottreau. 1927. Paleontologie de Madagascar. XIV. Fossiles du Miocene Marine. Annales de Paleontologie 16:135-171 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 55830: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.11.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Echinoidea | |
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Echinocyamus voeltzkowi sand dollar | |
"Eolampas excentricus" = Pseudopygaulus
"Eolampas excentricus" = Pseudopygaulus sea urchin | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Lucina globulosa clam | |
"Cyphus arenarius" = Kuphus
"Cyphus arenarius" = Kuphus clam | |
"Pecten (Chlamys) gloriamarius" = Chlamys, "Pecten (Chlamys) cf. varius" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia
"Pecten (Chlamys) gloriamarius" = Chlamys scallop
"Pecten (Chlamys) cf. varius" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |