Mouth of the Dande: Late Campanian, Angola
collected by Lang 1839
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus langi n. sp.
Choffat 1905
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Geography
| Country: | Angola |
| Coordinates: | 8.5° South, 13.4° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 23.5° South, 9.0° East (Wright 2013) |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Late Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.6 - 72.2 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Teba | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Originally given as Rio Dande: but this is Danian - Thanetian. Campanian rock here is the Teba formation. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | very fine,white lithified sandstone |
| Lithology description: Very fine sandstone with carbonate cement, weakly micaceous, and white in color | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Lang | Collection dates: | 1839 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 210892 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-06-21 14:24:10 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-06-21 14:24:10 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72824. | P. Choffat. 1905. Contributions a la Connaissance Géologique des Colonies Portugaises d'Afrique. II. Nouvelles Données sur la Zone Littorale d'Angola 1-48 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |