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Site 50, Kwale County, Kenya
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -4.58333,39.4 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Kwale County, Kenya |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 50, Shimoni Quarry | Crame J. A. (1986) | Tridacna gigas U-Series open system age from nearby Msambweni quarry (14 m a.s.l.) of 120±4 ka (group A) and from Diani Beach (2 m a.s.l.) of 100±4 ka (group C) | "limestone" | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
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!
