Anamalanga (Jurassic of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (22.8° S, 44.6° E: paleocoordinates 27.4° S, 19.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bajocian (170.3 - 168.3 Ma)

• samples 21, 22, 27, 28, 40, 42, 44

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified marl and lithified siltstone

• marls, silt- and sandstones

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: W. Mette. 2004. Middle to Upper Jurassic sedimentary sequences and marine biota of the early Indian Ocean (SW Madagascar): some biostratigraphic, palaeoecologic and palaeobiogeographic conclusions. Journal of African Earth Sciences 38:331-342 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 101703: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 30.12.2010

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherelloidea "sp. 1" Alexander 1929 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytheridae
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
 Podocopida - Progonocytheridae
"Ektyphocythere "sp. 1"" = Kinkelinella (Ektyphocythere)
"Ektyphocythere "sp. 1"" = Kinkelinella (Ektyphocythere) ostracod
 Podocopida - Darwinulidae
Darwinula sp. Brady and Robertson 1885 ostracod
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
? Bakevellia sp. King 1848 oyster
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia sp. Lycett 1850 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
? Pronoella sp. Fischer 1887 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya uniformis Sowerby 1813 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
? Ceratomya sp. Sandberger 1864 clam