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Site 33-35, Mombasa County, Kenya

Lat/Long (Decimal)-4.06667,39.6667
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Mombasa County, Kenya

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Site 33-35, MombasaCrame J. A. (1986)Tridacna gigas U-Series open system age from nearby Kikambala quarry (15 m a.s.l.) and Shelly Beach Quarry (12 m a.s.l.) of 120±4 ka (group A)"limestone"0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Anadara (Anadara) antiquata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Anadara) antiquata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Barbatia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Tridacna : Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lithophaga sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hyotissa hyotis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Hyotissa : Hyotissa hyotis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ostrea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Decatopecten sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Decatopecten0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gloripallium sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Gloripallium0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nodipecten sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Nodipecten0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Periglypta puerpera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Periglypta : Periglypta puerpera0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tridentarius dentatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Tridentarius : Tridentarius dentatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Crame J. A. (1986) Late Pleistocene molluscan assemblages from the coral reefs of the Kenya coast, Coral Reefs 4, 183-196
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!
 
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