KL09 (Pliocene of Chad)
Also known as Kolle
Where: Chad (16.2° N, 18.6° E: paleocoordinates 16.1° N, 18.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• Pliocene, 5 to 4 Ma
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; sandstone
• fluvio-lacustrine fossiliferous sandstones with a great amount of bioturbation that alternates sequentially with lacustrine datomites and clays
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: T. Lehmann, P. Vignaud, H. T. Mackaye and M. Brunet. 2004. A fossil aardvark (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) from the lower Pliocene of Chad. Journal of African Earth Sciences 40:201-217 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 96047: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.05.2010, edited by John Alroy
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Orycteropus djourabensis n. sp.
Orycteropus djourabensis n. sp. Lehmann et al. 2004 aardvark | |
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