Where: Gabon (0.4° N, 9.5° E: paleocoordinates 14.0° S, 0.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Azilé Formation, Turonian (93.9 - 89.8 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, silty limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: Repository: Geology Department, Faculty of Sciences Masuku University of Franceville (Gabon)
Primary reference: B. Musavu Moussavou, S. M. Ndong Ondo, and M. M'Voubou. 2013. Turonian bivalves from the Coastal Basin of Gabon, South of Libreville. Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique, Rabat, Section Sciences de la Terre 35:1-8 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 209526: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.05.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Granocardium productum Sowerby 1832 cockle | |
Aphrodina sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina angustosinuosa Riedel 1933 venus clam
Aphrodina dutrugei Coquand 1862 venus clam | |
Pholadomya cf. adversa Riedel 1932 clam |