East of Ankirihitra: Early Oxfordian, Madagascar
collected by M. Collignon 1953

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Peltoceras trifidum horrida
UBGD.010192, UBGD.010193
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Prososphinctes claromontanus (Bukowski 1887)
UBGD.010176, UBGD.010177
Prososphinctes trapezoidalis Haas 1955
UBGD.010178, UBGD.010179
Prososphinctes mazuricus n. sp. (Bukowski 1887)
UBGD.010174, UBGD.010175
Prososphinctes bernensis (de Loriol 1898)
UBGD.010180-86
Obtusicostites aff. devi Spath 1931
juv.
Obtusicostites retrorsicostatus n. sp. Collignon 1959
UBGD.010171, UBGD.010172
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Taramelliceras minax iabohazensis n. ssp. Collignon 1959
UBGD.010170
Brightia noizeti n. sp. Collignon 1959
UBGD.010168, UBGD.010169
Campylites delmontanus ambongoensis n. ssp. Collignon 1959
UBGD.010166, UBGD.010167
Trimarginites villersensis ankirihitraensis n. ssp. Collignon 1959
UBGD.010164, UBGD.010165
Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Phylloceras duodecimsulcatum n. sp. Collignon 1959
UBGD.010162, UBGD.010163
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar
Coordinates: 16.7° South, 46.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:25.6° South, 24.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Jurassic Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian 10 m.y. bin: Jurassic 5
Key time interval: Early Oxfordian Ammonoid zone:  Properisphinctes bernensis et Trimarginites villersensis
Age range of interval: 161.5 - 154.8 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Local section:Ankirihitra Local bed:4
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Trimarginites villersensis and Properisphinctes bernensis zone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:M. Collignon Collection dates:1953
Metadata
Also known as:Collignon gisement 19
Database number:234136
Authorizer:P. Scofield Enterer:P. Scofield
Modifier:P. Scofield Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2024-03-20 02:03:42 Last modified:2024-03-20 03:54:26
Access level:the public Released:2024-03-20 02:03:42
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

87935. M. Collignon. 1959. Atlas des fossiles caractéristiques de Madagascar (Ammonites). Fascicule III (Oxfordian). Pl. XXXIV-XLVI [P. Scofield/P. Scofield]