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Asselar, Gao Region, Mali
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 18.8775,-0.263611 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Gao Region, Mali |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Asselar, Kidal | Miller A. K. (1951) | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Early Eocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in local section. | "limestone" | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cimomia sahariensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Cimomia : Cimomia sahariensis | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene |
Cimomia sudanensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Cimomia : Cimomia sudanensis | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene |
Deltoidonautilus molli species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Deltoidonautilus : Deltoidonautilus molli | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene |
References
Miller A. K. (1951) Tertiary nautiloids of west-coastal Africa, Annales du Museé du Congo Belge Tervuren, Sciences Géologiques 8, 1-88 |
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!