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Golberobe Beds, Mandera County, Kenya

MemberGolberobe Beds
Age:164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
IntervalOxfordian
Tectonic SettingPassive margin
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections9
Number of Occurrences49

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Cox - 154 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 155 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 156 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 157 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 158 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 159 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 160 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 161 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds
Cox - 162 Mandera County, KenyaGolberobe Beds

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Cucullaea sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Protocardia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Quenstedtia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Quenstedtiidae : Quenstedtia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Tancredia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tancrediidae : Tancredia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Astarte sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya quadrata
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya quadrata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Inoceramus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Arcomytilus laitmairensis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Arcomytilus : Arcomytilus laitmairensis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Falcimytilus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Falcimytilus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Falcimytilus dietrichi
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Falcimytilus : Falcimytilus dietrichi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Modiolus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Modiola imbricata
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiola imbricata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Nucula sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Gervillella sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillella163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Gervillia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Praeexogyra dubiensis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Praeexogyra : Praeexogyra dubiensis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Lopha sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Actinostreon gregareum
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Palaeolophidae : Actinostreon : Actinostreon gregareum163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Cercomya sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Laternulidae : Cercomya163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Placunopsis sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Placunopsis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Meleagrinella sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Meleagrinella163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Corbula sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Trigonia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Isocyprina sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Isocyprina163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic

References

Cox L. R. (1965) Jurassic Bivalvia and Gastropoda from Tanganyika and Kenya, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology Supplement I
Kiessling W., Pandey D. K., et al (2011) Marine benthic invertebrates from the Upper Jurassic of northern Ethiopia and their biogeographic affinities, Journal of African Earth Sciences 59, 195-214 doi:doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.10.006
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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