Pindiga, Zambuk Ridge: Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian, Nigeria
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Hemiasteridae
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Hemiaster (Mecaster) sp.
(Pomel 1883)
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Carter et al. 1963 | ||||||
| original and current combination Mecaster | |||||||
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Echinoidea
- Hemicidaroida
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Micropedina olisiponensis
(Forbes in Sharpe 1850)
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Carter et al. 1963 | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Nerita multigranosa
von Koenen 1897
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Ampullospira bulbiformis
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Volsella flichei
(Peron 1880)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula ferryi
Coquand 1862
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| recombined as Plicatula (Plicatula) ferryi | |||||||
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Plicatula fourneli
Coquand 1862
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| recombined as Plicatula (Plicatula) fourneli | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Chlamys) aff. cretosus
(Defrance 1822)
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| recombined as Mimachlamys cretosa | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra olisiponensis
Sharpe 1850
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| recombined as Costagyra olisiponensis | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna laticostata
Stoliczka 1871
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Trigonarca aff. acclivis
(Conrad 1852)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadomyida
- Pholadomyidae
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Pholadomya aff. pedernalis
Roemer 1852
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Liopistha ligeriensis
(d'Orbigny 1845)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Trachycardium) productum
(Sowerby 1832)
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| recombined as Granocardium productum | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Lavignon nigeriense
Schneegans 1943
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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"Arctica" globosa
(Sharpe 1850)
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Veniella aff. byzacenica
(Pervinquière 1912)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Glossidae
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"Anisocardia" auquilina
(Coquand 1862)
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| recombined as Glossus aquilinus | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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"Paphia" cf. numidicus
(Coquand 1880)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte awensis
Woods 1911
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Coordinates: | 10.0° North, 10.9° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 5.5° South, 3.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Pindiga | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: 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. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | concretionary,shelly/skeletal lithified "limestone" |
| Secondary lithology: | blue lithified "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Alternating fossiliferous and nodular or rubbly limestones and blue shales. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Presumably an shallow siliciclastic marine facies. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,cast,mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Not stated in text, but presumably including the authors. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for ammonoids and bivalves, and sometimes including fish. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, and with somewhat antiquated nomenclature. Mostly identified to species resolution. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 83019 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-08-05 19:20:21 | Last modified: | 2020-05-21 22:33:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-08-05 19:20:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72460. | W. Barber. 1958. Upper Cretaceous Mollusca from north-eastern Nigeria. Records of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 1956:14-47 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 27877 | J. D. Carter, W. Barber, and E. A. Tait. 1963. The Geology of parts of Adamawa, Bauchi and Bornu Provinces in North-Eastern Nigeria. Geological Survey of Nigeria Bulletin 30:1-108 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |