Marerano: Albian, Madagascar

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Toxaster gaudryi
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Epiaster besairiei
Epiaster jeanneti
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster aff. ricordeaui
Hemiaster aff. frontacutus
Echinoidea - Holasteroida
Pseudholaster androiavyensis
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Labeceratidae
Labeceras cf. plasticum Spath 1925
Hamitoides madagascariensis
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
Protanisoceras (Torquistylus) mareranense
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Puzosia aff. communis Spath 1923
recombined as Puzosia (Puzosia) communis
Beudanticeras hirtzi Collignon 1950
recombined as Roberticeras hirtzi
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Thysanolytoceras aff. vicinum (Douvillé 1916)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Engonoceratidae
Metengonoceras kuntzi
Metengonoceras carinatum
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Mojsisovicsiidae
Manuaniceras spathi
spelled with current rank as Oxytropidoceras (Manuaniceras)
Manuaniceras jacobi
spelled with current rank as Oxytropidoceras (Manuaniceras)
Oxytropidoceras aff. applanatum (Collignon 1936)
Oxytropidoceras (Androiavites) multituberculatum
synonym of Oxytropidoceras (Adkinsites)
Dipoloceras (Mimeloceras) kuntzi
Dipoloceras (Rhytidoceras) trifurcatum Collignon 1951
synonym of Dipoloceras (Rhytidoceras) elegans
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae
Deiradoceras varicostatum
spelled with current rank as Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras)
Deiradoceras besairiei Collignon 1950
synonym of Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) bispinosum
Deiradoceras devonense Spath 1933
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Cymatoceras sakalavum Collignon 1949
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella crenifera
Rhynchonella plicatuloides
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae
Terebratula biplicata Sowerby 1812
recombined as Nucleatina biplicata
var. karapadensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar
Coordinates: 16.4° South, 45.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.1° South, 31.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: marl, limestone and sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:98245
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-09-28 01:31:24 Last modified:2010-09-28 04:31:24
Access level:the public Released:2010-09-28 01:31:24
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

8015.PGAP 1022H. Besairie and M. Collignon. 1972. Geologie de Madagascar I. Les Terrains Sedimentaires. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 35:1-463 [A. Rees/A. Rees]