Keramet, Iznik Lake: Middle Pleistocene, Turkey
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Veneroida
- Cardiidae
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Didacna subpyramidata
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cockle |
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Didacna sp.
Eichwald 1838
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cockle |
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| nov. sp. | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Turkey | State/province: | Bursa |
| Coordinates: | 40.5° North, 29.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.5° North, 29.5° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Middle Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.781 - 0.126 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: uppermost Pleistocene terrace, Early Khazarian | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Lithology description: coarse detritic beddings and alternating pebblestones, sandstones and sandy and bioclastic limestones with bivalve-bearing coquinas | |
| Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal |
| Geology comments: brackish water conditions, bay of the former Marmara Sea | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92058 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-10-28 06:20:29 | Last modified: | 2009-10-28 08:21:54 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-10-28 06:20:29 |
Reference information
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