Pongwe, loc. N 308: Bathonian, Tanzania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Microphyllia kenyensis (Gregory 1930)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Calamophyllia sikesi (Gregory 1921)
Calamophyllia northeyi (Gregory 1921)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
Dimorphoseris rossi (Gregory 1921)
see common names

Geography
Country:Tanzania
Coordinates: 5.1° South, 38.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:29.1° South, 29.8° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian 10 m.y. bin: Jurassic 4
Key time interval: Bathonian
Age range of interval: 168.2 - 165.3 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tanga Limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: grey limestone blocks
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:85938
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-01-20 07:01:52 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
28991. H. D. Thomas. 1963. Corals and the correlation of the Tanga Limestone of Tanganyika. Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources 9(1):30-38 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]