Laulau, Saipan Island (Miocene of Micronesia, Federated States of)
Where: Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of (15.2° N, 145.7° E: paleocoordinates 15.1° N, 148.0° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Donney Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Nisiyama. 1966. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11:1-277 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 204375: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.09.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Echinoidea | |
Eupatagus marianensis n. sp.
Eupatagus marianensis n. sp. heart urchin | |
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Parasalenia mariane sea urchin | |
Tripneustes magnificus n. sp.
Tripneustes magnificus n. sp. Nisiyama 1966 sea urchin | |
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Chondrocidaris marianica n. sp. Nisiyama 1966 pencil urchin
Phyllacanthus cf. javanus Martin 1885 pencil urchin | |