Rio Coane 1 (Cretaceous of Mozambique)

Where: Mozambique (26.7° S, 32.3° E: paleocoordinates 46.7° S, 16.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, concretionary, 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 174823: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 28.11.2015

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster cf. zululandensis Besairie and Lambert 1930 heart urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster sp. Agassiz 1836 sea urchin
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Prionorhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella plicatilis" = Sphenorhynchia plicatella
"Rhynchonella plicatilis" = Sphenorhynchia plicatella Sowerby 1825
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Sciponoceras baculoides Mantell 1822 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Turrilitidae
Mariella (Mariella) oehlerti Pervinquiere 1910 ammonite
Mariella (Mariella) cf. miliaris Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
Mariella (Mariella) bergeri Brongniart 1822 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Mantelliceras indicum Kossmat 1895 ammonite
Mantelliceras saxbii Sharpe 1857 ammonite
Mantelliceras cf. mantelli Sowerby 1814 ammonite
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Cymatoceras manuanensis Crick 1907 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
"Anchura (Perissoptera) bailyi" = Perissoptera
"Anchura (Perissoptera) bailyi" = Perissoptera snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Amaea (Confusiscala) dupiniana" = Confusiscala
"Amaea (Confusiscala) dupiniana" = Confusiscala wentletrap
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea sp. Deshayes 1827 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Trochoidea - Nododelphinulidae
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae