Borehole 927 - Ilaro Fm (Eocene of Nigeria)

Where: Nigeria (6.7° N, 3.2° E: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 2.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ilaro Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Ilaro Fm, which overlies the Ewekoro Fm (Paleocene) and is unconformably overlain by Oligocene-Pleistocene coastal plain sands. THICKNESS: From single horizon of unknown thickness, within formation that is approximately 220 ft thick. AGE: Probably Middle Eocene, but debated. A fish fauna (White 1926, 1955) suggests Middle Eocene; mollusca based on similarity with regional assemblages of Newton (1922) and Eames (1957) suggests a Late Eocene age; Berggren (1960) however suggests a Lutetian (Middle Eocene) age on the basis of foraminifera; Reyment (1963), suggests Early Eocene. An intermediate age of Lutetian is assigned for the collection by the enterer. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 370 ft within borehole, which lies 135 ft below the top of the formation.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; shale

• ENVIRONMENT: Not reported in text, but apparently siliciclastic and relatively offshore.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Shales, silts, and fine-grained argillaceous sands. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Not reported, but presumably the Geological Survey of Nigeria. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably the Geological Survey of Nigeria of the BMNH.

Primary reference: H. A. Jones and R. D. Hockey. 1964. The geology of part of south-western Nigeria. Geological Survey of Nigeria Bulletin 31:1-101 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77257: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 07.01.2008, edited by Jocelyn Sessa

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia, and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: Somewhat antiquated nomenclature from non-authoritative publication, but using subgenus and species-resolution assignments. Identified by Reyment (1952, unpublished report).
unclassified
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Nodosariata
 Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Ceratobulimina sp. Toula 1915
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Robulus sp. Montfort 1808
Foraminifera
  -
 Globigerinina - Truncorotaloididae
 Globigerinina - Chiloguembelinidae
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion sp. Monfort 1808
Foraminifera
  -
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Sigmoilina sp. Schlumberger 1887
Foraminifera
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Cephalopoda
  -
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula (Concavimargo) falconeri Newton 1922 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Tibia bidigitata true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Cyrtulotibia unidigitata Newton 1922 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turcula (Surcula) africana Newton 1922 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Eopleurotoma nigeriensis Newton 1922 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
 Sorbeoconcha - Pediculariidae
Eovolva nigeriensis Newton 1922 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum nigeriense moon snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Noetiidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula costaeimbricatis Newton 1922 nut clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Loxoconchidae
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
 Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae
 Podocopida - Schizocytheridae
 Podocopida - Bythocyprididae
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis toliapicus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 sawfish
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus falconeri White 1956 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo semilevis White 1926 tiger shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma obliquum, "Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra
Ginglymostoma obliquum Leidy 1877 nurse shark
Ginglymostoma obliquum oshosunensis
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra Leidy 1877 nurse shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis cf. substriata Stromer 1910 sand tiger shark
"Odontaspis koerti" = Brachycarcharias koerti Stromer 1910 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis koerti and Odontaspis koerti itoriensis
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus cf. gigas Woodward 1888 ray-finned fish
Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843 ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius russi White 1926 Ariid catfish