Beroroha and Mandronarivo area: Dienerian, Madagascar
collected by J.-P. Lehman & Mr. Germain 1954

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Dipnoi - Ceratodontidae
Microceratodus angolensis (Texeira 1947)
Dipnoi
Paraceratodus germaini n. gen., n. sp. Lehman et al. 1959
Parasemionotiformes - Parasemionotidae
Parasemionotus labordei Priem 1924
Parasemionotus besairiei n. sp. Lehman et al. 1959
Watsonulus eugnathoides (Piveteau 1935)
Thomasinotus sp. Lehman 1952
Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
Saurichthys sp. Agassiz 1834
Saurichthys madagascariensis Piveteau 1945
recombined as Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) madagascariensis
Pholidopleuriformes - Pholidopleuridae
Australosomus sp. Pivetau 1930
Palaeonisciformes
Sakamenichthys n. gen. germaini Lehman et al. 1959
Palaeonisciformes - Bobasatraniidae
Bobasatrania cf. mahavavica White 1932
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii indet. (Bonaparte 1838)
prismatic calcified cartilage
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar State/province:Atsimo-Andrefana County:Beroroha
Coordinates: 21.7° South, 45.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:50.7° South, 30.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Early/Lower Triassic
Stage:Olenekian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 1
Key time interval:Dienerian
Age range of interval:251.40000 - 251.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Sakamena Formation:Middle Sakamena
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "shale"
Secondary lithology:very fine,nodular lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: shale , interbedded with sandstone and limestone nodules
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:J.-P. Lehman & Mr. Germain Collection dates:1954
Collection method comments: Repository: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Metadata
Database number:154183
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:P. Vazquez
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2014-01-30 20:17:31 Last modified:2018-02-01 12:58:54
Access level:the public Released:2014-01-30 20:17:31
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

49991. J.-P. Lehman, C. Chateau, M. Laurain and M. Nauche. 1959. Paléontologie de Madagascar XXVIII. - Les poissons de la Sakamena moyenne. Annales de Paléontologie 45:175-219 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]