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Nanda, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -6.15,147.633 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Morobe, Papua New Guinea |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Nanda, Huon Peninsula | Ota Y., Chappell J. (1999) | "reef rocks" | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acropora sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Goniastrea sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Stylophora sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
References
Ota Y., Chappell J. (1999) Holocene sea-level rise and coral reef growth on a tectonically rising coast, Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Quaternary International 55, 51-59 |
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!