Where: Nigeria (10.0° N, 10.9° E: paleocoordinates 5.5° S, 3.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pindiga Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian to Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 89.3 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Pindiga Fm (Turonian-Coniacian), which overlies the Yolda Fm (Cenomanian) is overlain by the Gulani Fm (Santonian-Maastrichtian). AGE: Early Turonian, on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy [ammonites actually include mix of Late Cenomanian and Early Turonian species]. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within the section of around 650 ft thick.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, concretionary, shelly/skeletal limestone and lithified, blue shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Not stated in text, but presumably including the authors. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Primary reference: W. Barber. 1958. Upper Cretaceous Mollusca from north-eastern Nigeria. Records of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 1956:14-47 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 83019: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 05.08.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
"Hemiaster (Mecaster) sp." = Mecaster
"Hemiaster (Mecaster) sp." = Mecaster Pomel 1883 heart urchin | |
Micropedina olisiponensis Forbes in Sharpe 1850 sea urchin | |
Gastropoda | |
Ampullospira bulbiformis d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
Nerita multigranosa von Koenen 1897 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Liopistha ligeriensis d'Orbigny 1845 clam | |
Pholadomya aff. pedernalis Roemer 1852 clam | |
Veniella aff. byzacenica Pervinquière 1912 clam
"Arctica" globosa Sharpe 1850 clam | |
""Anisocardia" auquilina" = Glossus aquilinus
""Anisocardia" auquilina" = Glossus aquilinus Coquand 1862 clam | |
"Paphia" cf. numidicus Coquand 1880 venus clam | |
Lavignon nigeriense Schneegans 1943 tellin clam | |
"Cardium (Trachycardium) productum" = Granocardium productum
"Cardium (Trachycardium) productum" = Granocardium productum Sowerby 1832 cockle | |
Astarte awensis Woods 1911 clam | |
Volsella flichei Peron 1880 mussel | |
"Pecten (Chlamys) aff. cretosus" = Mimachlamys cretosa
"Pecten (Chlamys) aff. cretosus" = Mimachlamys cretosa Defrance 1822 scallop | |
"Plicatula fourneli" = Plicatula (Plicatula) fourneli, "Plicatula ferryi" = Plicatula (Plicatula) ferryi
"Plicatula fourneli" = Plicatula (Plicatula) fourneli Coquand 1862 scallop
"Plicatula ferryi" = Plicatula (Plicatula) ferryi Coquand 1862 scallop | |
Pinna laticostata Stoliczka 1871 oyster | |
"Exogyra olisiponensis" = Costagyra olisiponensis
"Exogyra olisiponensis" = Costagyra olisiponensis Sharpe 1850 oyster | |
Trigonarca aff. acclivis Conrad 1852 clam |