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Kilwa - Kivinje, Lindi Region, Tanzania

Group	Kilwa
Formation	Kivinje
Age:	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Interval	Selandian
Tectonic Setting	Passive margin
Lithology	limestone
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	45

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Petruny MS Thesis TDP Site 27	Lindi Region, Tanzania	Kilwa - Kivinje

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Kilwa - Nangurukuru	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	siltstone/claystone, claystone/grainstone, siltstone, siltstone/sandstone	28

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Toweius sp. genus	6	Coccolithacea : *Toweius*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Micula sp. genus	6	*Micula*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Cibicidoides sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cibicididae : *Cibicidoides*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Anomalinoides sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Anomalinidae : *Anomalinoides*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Dentalinoides sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Nodosariidae : *Dentalinoides*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Lenticulina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : *Lenticulina*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Globanomalina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : *Globanomalina*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Morozovella sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Truncorotaloididae : *Morozovella*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Neoflabellina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : *Neoflabellina*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Parasubbotina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae : *Parasubbotina*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Praemurica sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Truncorotaloididae : *Praemurica*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Subbotina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Catapsydracidae : *Subbotina*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Gyroidinoides sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : *Gyroidinoides*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Umbilicosphaera sp. genus	6	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Calcidiscaceae : *Umbilicosphaera*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Zeugrhabdotus sigmoides species	7	Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Chiastozygaceae : Zeugrhabdotus : *Zeugrhabdotus sigmoides*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Eiffellithus sp. genus	6	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Eiffellithaceae : *Eiffellithus*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Coccolithus sp. genus	6	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Coccolithaceae : *Coccolithus*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Neochiastozygus sp. genus	6	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Zygodiscales : Zygodiscaceae : *Neochiastozygus*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Pontosphaera sp. genus	6	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Syracosphaerales : Syracosphaeraceae : *Pontosphaera*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Sphenolithus sp. genus	6	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Discoasterales : Sphenolithaceae : *Sphenolithus*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Retecapsa sp. genus	6	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Cretarhabdaceae : *Retecapsa*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Calciosolenia sp. genus	6	Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Syracosphaerales : Calciosoleniaceae : *Calciosolenia*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Watznaueria sp. genus	6	Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Watznaueriales : Watznaueriaceae : *Watznaueria*	61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene

References

Berrocoso Á. J., MacLeod K. G., et al (2010) Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy of Upper Cretaceous sediments from southern Tanzania: Tanzania drilling project sites 21-26, Journal of African Earth Sciences 57, 47-69 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.07.010

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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