Where: Mozambique (26.8° S, 32.2° E: paleocoordinates 46.3° S, 4.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, shelly/skeletal, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the BSP
Primary reference: R. Förster. 1975. Die geologische Entwicklung von Süd-Mozambique seit der Unterkreide und die Ammoniten-Fauna von Unterkreide und Cenoman. Geologisches Jahrbuch, Reihe B 12:3-324 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 174802: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.11.2015
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Panopea gurgitis clam | |
Aphrodina cf. euglypha venus clam | |
Pterotrigonia sp. van Hoepen 1929 clam
Pterotrigonia cristata van Hoepen 1929 clam | |
Chlamys cf. goldfussi, "Chlamys robinaldina" = Mimachlamys robinaldina
Chlamys cf. goldfussi Deshayes 1843 scallop
"Chlamys robinaldina" = Mimachlamys robinaldina Orbigny 1847 scallop | |
Pseudolimea parallela file clam | |
Gervillia dentata oyster | |
Pinna cf. robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster | |
Ostrea sp., "Lopha cf. diluviana" = Rastellum diluvianum
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
"Lopha cf. diluviana" = Rastellum diluvianum Linnaeus 1767 oyster | |
Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster
Liostrea cf. zululandiae oyster | |
Barbatia cf. aptiensis Pictet and Campiche 1866 clam | |
Cucullaea cf. woodsi clam |