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Vanua Balavu island, Fiji

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-17.2444,-178.936
Co-ordinates Derivation	not explained
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Fiji

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Vanua Balavu island, station 110B	Rathbun M. J. (1945)	Ndalithoni		"limestone"	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Vanua Balavu island, station 110C	Rathbun M. J. (1945)	Ndalithoni		"limestone"	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Etisodes ornata species	Etisodes : *Etisodes ornata*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Brachyura infraorder	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Brachyura	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Trachycarcinus decorus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Atelecylidae : Trachycarcinus : *Trachycarcinus decorus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dromia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Dromiidae : *Dromia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Libinia mbalavuensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Epialtidae : Libinia : *Libinia mbalavuensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cardisoma planum species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Gecarcinidae : Cardisoma : *Cardisoma planum*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Epialtus pacificus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Epialtidae : Epialtus : *Epialtus pacificus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Thoe vanuaensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Majidae : Thoe : *Thoe vanuaensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Carpilodes sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : *Carpilodes*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Daira perlata species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Dairidae : Daira : *Daira perlata*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Vanua linearius species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Vanua : *Vanua linearius*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Menippe brevimanus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Menippidae : Menippe : *Menippe brevimanus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Menippe oceanica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Menippidae : Menippe : *Menippe oceanica*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dardanus lauensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Diogenidae : Dardanus : *Dardanus lauensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Archaeocarabus vanuaensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palinuridae : Archaeocarabus : *Archaeocarabus vanuaensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Panopeus lauensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Panopeidae : Panopeus : *Panopeus lauensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Petrolisthes lauensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Porcellanidae : Petrolisthes : *Petrolisthes lauensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Charybdis fijiensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Charybdis : *Charybdis fijiensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Charybdis hoffmeisteri species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Charybdis : *Charybdis hoffmeisteri*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cronius sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : *Cronius*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Portunus levigatus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Portunus : *Portunus levigatus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ranina elegans species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Raninidae : Ranina : *Ranina elegans*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ranina quinquespinosa species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Raninidae : Ranina : *Ranina quinquespinosa*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Thia simplex species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Thiidae : Thia : *Thia simplex*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Atergatis laddi species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Atergatis : *Atergatis laddi*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cycloxanthops eous species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Cycloxanthops : *Cycloxanthops eous*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Lipaesthesius quadratus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Lipaesthesius : *Lipaesthesius quadratus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Medaeus mbalavuensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Medaeus : *Medaeus mbalavuensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Medaeus variabilis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Medaeus : *Medaeus variabilis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Xantho acutispinis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Xantho : *Xantho acutispinis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

References

Rathbun M. J. (1945) Decapod Crustacea, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 181, 373-383

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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