Cugnan Quoscè: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian, Ethiopia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia compressoides Koby 1883
Zuffardi-Comerci 1959
Montlivaltia dilatata (Michelin 1843)
Zuffardi-Comerci 1959
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Ampullina aff. haemisphaerica
Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Corbis scarsellai n. sp. Jaboli 1959
Lucina informal sp. 1 Bruguière 1797
Lucina informal sp. 2 Bruguière 1797
Lucina cecchii n. sp. Jaboli 1959
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya quadrata Rollier 1913
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya protei (Brongniart 1821)
recombined as Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya cf. excentrica (Roemer 1836)
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis sp. Cossmann 1915
Ceromyopsis cf. striata (d'Orbigny 1822)
recombined as Ceratomyopsis striata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Cyprina sp. Lamarck 1818
synonym of Arctica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia cf. intexta (Muenster 1837)
Cardium bannesianum Contejean 1859
recombined as Integricardium bannesianum
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus (Modiolus) imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Mytilus (Pharomytilus) perplicatus Etallon 1863
recombined as Inoperna perplicata
Mytilus jurensis Merian 1836
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae
Terebratula (Plectoidothyris) ruspolii Stefanini 1932
recombined as Monsardithyris ruspolii
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Terebratula suprajurensis Thurmann 1862
recombined as Xestosina suprajurensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9.5° North, 42.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.5° South, 27.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Kimmeridgian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Kimmeridgian
Age range of interval:154.80000 - 152.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: "Oolite medio"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: marly-sandy limestones
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:93494
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-01-20 02:54:29 Last modified:2010-01-22 02:54:16
Access level:the public Released:2010-01-20 02:54:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
31622. D. Jaboli. 1959. Fossili Giurassici dell'Harar (Africa Orientale): Brachiopodi, Lamellibranchi e Gasteropodi [Jurassic fossils from Harar (Eastern Africa): brachiopods, lamellibranchs and gastropods]. Missione Geologica dell'Azienda Italiana Petroli (AGIP) nella Dancalia Meridionale e sugli Altipiani Hararini 4(1):3-100 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

31657 R. Zuffardi-Comerci. 1959. Corallari e Idrozoi giurassici degli altipiani Hararini [Jurassic corals and Hydrozoa from the Harar Plateau]. Missione Geologica dell'Azienda Italiana Petroli (AGIP) nella Dancalia Meridionale e sugli Altipiani Hararini 4(1):199-250 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]