Aka-Eze: Turonian, Nigeria
collected by Lewis, Paulo
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus cf. labiatus
(Schlotheim 1813)
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| recombined as Mytiloides labiatus | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Coordinates: | 5.9° North, 7.7° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 8.2° South, 0.6° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Turonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Turonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | BMNH |
| Collectors: | Lewis, Paulo |
Metadata
| Database number: | 209701 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-05-11 21:44:23 | Last modified: | 2020-05-11 21:44:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-05-11 21:44:23 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72325. | R. A. Reyment. 1955. Upper Cretaceous Mollusca (Lamellibranchia and Gastropoda) from Nigeria. Colonial Geology and Mineral Resources 5:127-155 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |