Cape Tanjona: Miocene, Madagascar

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) gloriamarius
original and current combination Chlamys
Pecten (Chlamys) cf. varius (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Chlamys (Chlamys) varia
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Cyphus arenarius
original and current combination Kuphus
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina globulosa
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Eolampas excentricus
replaced by Pseudopygaulus
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae
Echinocyamus voeltzkowi
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar
Coordinates: 15.9° South, 50.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.3° South, 49.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Key time interval:Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Cap Tanjona
Database number:55830
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-11-06 12:20:17 Last modified:2017-05-23 16:34:15
Access level:the public Released:2005-11-06 12:20:16
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

15083. M. Collignon and J. Cottreau. 1927. Paleontologie de Madagascar. XIV. Fossiles du Miocene Marine. Annales de Paleontologie 16:135-171 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]