Where: Tanzania (9.6° S, 39.3° E: paleocoordinates 31.3° S, 18.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Trigonia Schwarzi Bed Member, Valanginian to Valanginian (139.8 - 129.4 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified, fine-grained, coarse sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, original calcite
Collection methods: mechanical,
Primary reference: W. O. Dietrich. 1933. Zur Stratigraphie und Palaeontologie der Tendaguruschichten. Palaeontographica, Supplement VII/2, Teil 2 1-86 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 79024: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 22.02.2008
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Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Alectryonia (Arctostrea) rectangularis" = Ostrea (Alectryonia)
"Alectryonia (Arctostrea) rectangularis" = Ostrea (Alectryonia) oyster | |
Exogyra minos oyster
Exogyra couloni oyster | |
Pinna cf. hombresi oyster
Pinna cf. robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster | |
Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814 file clam | |
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Hinnites (Prohinnites) fraasi scallop | |
Neithea lindiensis scallop | |
"Trigonia (Laevitrigonia) schwarzi" = Rutitrigonia schwarzi
"Trigonia (Laevitrigonia) schwarzi" = Rutitrigonia schwarzi Müller 1900 clam | |
Sphaera corrugata Sowerby 1822 clam | |
Pholadomya gigantea Sowerby 1836 clam | |
"Panopaea gurgitis" = Panopea
"Panopaea gurgitis" = Panopea clam | |
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"Astarte krenkeli" = Seebachia (Eoseebachia) sowerbyana
"Astarte krenkeli" = Seebachia (Eoseebachia) sowerbyana Holdhaus 1913 clam |