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Mataiva Atoll, France
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -14.8833,-148.667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | France |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Mataiva Atoll | Pirazzoli P. A., Montaggioni L. F. (1986) | "reef rocks" | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Sorites sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Sorites | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Acropora sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Porites lobata species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites lobata | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Amphistegina sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Amphisteginidae : Amphistegina | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Halimeda sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Halimeda | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
References
Pirazzoli P. A., Montaggioni L. F. (1986) Late Holocene sea-level changes in the northwest Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia, Quaternary Research 25, 350-368 |
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!