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Nerinea Bed, Lindi Region, Tanzania
| Member | Nerinea Bed |
|---|---|
| Age: | 156 - 151 Ma Jurassic |
| Interval | Kimmeridgian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | sandstone, siltstone |
| Number of Collections | 18 |
| Number of Occurrences | 178 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Tendaguru Tin 3d | Lindi Region, Tanzania | Nerinea Bed |
| Tendaguru 2 - Kindope | Lindi Region, Tanzania | Nerinea Bed |
| Tendaguru 1 - Tingutinguti Creek | Lindi Region, Tanzania | Nerinea Bed |
| Cox - 1 | Lindi Region, Tanzania | Nerinea Bed |
| Tendaguru 3 - Tendaguru | Lindi Region, Tanzania | Nerinea Bed |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indogrammatodon Bed | 156 - 151 Ma Jurassic | 8 | |
| Lower Saurian Bed | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | siltstone | 17 |
| Middle Dinosaur Bed | 156 - 151 Ma Jurassic | sandstone | 1 |
| Middle Saurian Bed | 157 - 152 Ma Jurassic | siltstone, sandstone | 20 |
| Trigonia Schwarzi Bed | 140 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | sandstone, "siliciclastic" | 49 |
| Trigonia Smeei Bed | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | mixed carbonate-siliciclastic, sandstone, "limestone", "siliciclastic" | 226 |
| Upper Saurian Bed | 152 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | siltstone | 6 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
