Cape Sainte-Marie: Miocene, Madagascar
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Cyphus arenarius
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| original and current combination Kuphus | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Madagascar |
| Coordinates: | 25.6° South, 45.2° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.1° South, 44.5° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Cap Sainte-Marie | ||
| Database number: | 55835 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-11-06 12:40:22 | Last modified: | 2024-03-01 15:20:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-11-06 12:40:22 |
| 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] |