PN68 [Melsisi Fm]: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Vanuatu
collected by Neef and Mallick 1967-1969
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinidae indet.
Fleming 1828
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella (Kurosioia) sp.
Ida 1952
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius sp.
Duméril 1806
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Malacostraca
- Decapoda
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Decapoda indet.
Latreille 1802
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Geography
| Country: | Vanuatu |
| Coordinates: | 15.8° South, 168.1° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.8° South, 168.1° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Melsisi Fm of the Raga Group, which unconformably overlies the Manaro Limestone, and is gradationally overlies the Bwatnapni Fm. AGE: The Raga Group spans the latest Pliocene and Pleistocene, and on the basis of stratigraphic position is here assigned to an Early Pleistocene age. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From an unknown position within the section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,gray lithified marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: Massive, fine-grained marl. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, assumed on the basis of description of preservation. | |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
| Geology comments: EMVIRONMENT: Not stated, but presumably a shallow marine, carbonate setting. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Neef and Mallick | Collection dates: | 1967-1969 |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Neef and Mallick, 1967-1969. REPOSITORY: Australian Museum. | |||
| Taxonomic list comments:COEVERAGE: Limited coverage for bivalvia and gastropoda. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with relatively modern nomenclature, subgenus- and species-level identifications. IDENTIFIER: W. Ponder and J. Marwick. | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 78310 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-02-01 17:10:41 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2009-02-01 17:10:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26361. | I. J. Mallick and G. Neef. 1974. Geology of Pentecost. New Hebrides Condominium Geological Survey Regional Report 1-103 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |