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Geology
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Taxonomic list
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Osteichthyes
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| 8 specimens | ||||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Osteichthyes | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Tanzania |
| Coordinates: | 3.9° South, 33.7° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 7.7° South, 33.3° East (Wright 2013) |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Wembere-Manonga | Member: | Ibole/Tinde | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Max age = 5.5 My (faunal correlation with Lothagam). Min age = 4.5 (faunal correlation with Kanapoi). |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | desiccation cracks claystone |
| Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: Ibole: calcareous red and silty-snady clays. Tinde: swelling clays w/ calcareous horizons. | |
| Environment: | lacustrine - small |
| Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: shallow_lake ETE event: ., ETE env comment: swampy lake margins | |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (in situ) |
| Collection size: | 8 specimens |
| Collection method comments: ETE Size: micro; ETE reference list: 85, ; ETE museum list: | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | ETE Locality 972, Shoshamagai 2, HhIw/6, Sh 2 - Ibole/Tinde mbrs., | ||
| Database number: | 22151 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
| Modifier: | M. Kosnik | ||
| Created: | 1999-03-24 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-03-24 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 5283. | ETE 1007 | T. Harrison and M. L. Mbago. 1997. Intoduction: Paleontological and Geological Research in the Manonga Valley, Tanzania. In T. Harrison (ed.), Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania. Plenum Press, New York and London 1-32 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] |