Chwaka (Miocene of Tanzania)

Where: Tanzania (5.0° S, 39.8° E: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 38.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pemba Formation, MN 5 (16.0 - 13.7 Ma)

• Pemba Series

Environment/lithology: coastal; yellow carbonate

• yellowish, poorly sorted calcareous deposit

Primary reference: M. Pickford. 2008. Middle Miocene vertebrate fauna from Pemba Island, Tanzania. South African Journal of Science 104:231-237 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 89014: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.04.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Libycochoerus massai
Libycochoerus massai Arambourg 1961 pig
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
cf. Canthumeryx sp.
cf. Canthumeryx sp. Hamilton 1973 giraffe
 Sirenia -
Sirenia indet.
Sirenia indet. Illiger 1811 sirenian
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle