Jablonski & Raup Locality 166 (Cretaceous of Senegal)

Where: Senegal (15.0° N, 17.0° W: paleocoordinates 9.6° N, 21.2° W)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1366: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new-19, DJ 1992, replaces old m-166 (vetted by DJ 1991)
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Pseudocucullaea lens Solger 1903 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Trigonarca schweinfurthi Quaas 1902 clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula instabilis Stoliczka 1871 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Nicaisolopha nicaisei Coquand 1862 oyster
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Carditida - Carditidae