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Ecca - Waterford, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Group | Ecca |
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Formation | Waterford |
Age: | 269 - 265 Ma Permian |
Interval | Wordian |
Lithology | limestone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Waterford Formation | Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa | Ecca - Waterford |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Naiadopsis lamellosus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Goniophora : Naiadopsis lamellosus | 268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian |
Pyramus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megadesmidae : Pyramus | 268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian |
Casterella sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Casterella | 268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian |
Jacquesia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megadesmidae : Jacquesia | 268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian |
Leinzia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Leinzia | 268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian |
References
Cooper M. R., Kensley B. (1984) Endemic South American Permian bivalve molluscs from the Ecca of South Africa, Journal of Paleontology 58 6, 1360-1363 |
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!