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G4, Ankara Province, Turkey
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.635,32.295 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Ankara Province, Turkey |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4, Macunkoy | Islamoglu Y., Dominici S., et al (2011) | Kirkkavak | Uppermost fine-grained siliciclastic units of the Kirkkavak Formation. In the northwest margin of the basin (Sakarya section), the upper units ... are correlated with the Early Ilerdian (Pujalte et al. 2009a, b), based on benthic foraminifers of SBZ5-6 (i.e. lowermost Ypresian). | siltstone | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Ostrea sakaryaensisspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea sakaryaensis | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
 Crommium sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Crommium | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
| Bellatara ankaraensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Bellatara : Bellatara ankaraensis | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
| Cerithiidae family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
| Cerithium puigcercosensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium puigcercosensis | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
References
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!
