Amboni, loc. N 303, N 305 (Jurassic of Tanzania)
Where: Tanzania (5.1° S, 39.1° E: paleocoordinates 24.1° S, 18.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tanga Limestone Formation, Bathonian (168.3 - 166.1 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified limestone
• grey limestone blocks
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: H. D. Thomas. 1963. Corals and the correlation of the Tanga Limestone of Tanganyika. Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources 9(1):30-38 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 85945: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.01.2009
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Taxonomic list
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| Anthozoa | |
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Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral | |
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Calamophyllia sikesi Gregory 1921 stony coral | |
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Microphyllia mvitensis Gregory 1930 stony coral | |