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Cox - 123 , Kilifi County, Kenya

Lat/Long (Decimal)-3.13333,39.8333
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Kilifi County, Kenya

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Cox - 123 (Coastal District)Cox L. R. (1965)163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Marikano, loc. 57aWeir J. (1930)Sabaki"limestone"163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Meleagrinella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Meleagrinella163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudomonotis sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pseudomonotidae : Pseudomonotis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitidae : Belemnites : Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic

References

Weir J. (1930) Mesozoic Brachiopoda and Mollusca from Mombasa, Reports on geological collections from the coastlands of Kenya Colony. Monographs of the Geological Department of the Hunterian Museum Glasgow University 4, 73-102
Cox L. R. (1965) Jurassic Bivalvia and Gastropoda from Tanganyika and Kenya, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology Supplement I
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