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Dan Dordo, Zinder, Niger
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 14.6286,8.46806 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Zinder, Niger |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Dan Dordo, bed 3 | Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992) | Coilopoceras inflatum horizon | "shale" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Coilopoceras inflatum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras inflatum | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992) Les ammonites du Niger (Afrique occidentale) et la transgression Transsaharienne au cours du Cénomanien-Turonien, Geobios 25, 55-100 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!