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Sakoa - Sakoa, Beantake, Betioky District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
Group | Sakoa |
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Formation | Sakoa |
Age: | 296 - 279 Ma Permian |
Interval | Sakmarian - Artinskian |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Sakamena | Beantake, Betioky District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar | Sakoa - Sakoa |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Sakamena - Lower Sakamena | 260 - 252 Ma Permian | mudstone, "shale", sandstone | 83 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glossopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Dictyopteridiopsida : Dictyopteridiales : Dictyopteridiaceae : Glossopteris | 295.5 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Schizoneura sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Schizoneura | 295.5 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
References
Besairie H., Collignon M. (1972) Geologie de Madagascar I. Les Terrains Sedimentaires, Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 35, 1-463 |
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!