ammonites
Matupi Cave - MAT-23 (Pleistocene of Congo-Kinshasa)

Also known as ETE Locality 938, Matupi Cave - MAT-23,

Where: Congo-Kinshasa (1.2° N, 29.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.2° N, 29.8° E)

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max age = 14,820 +/- 790 y BP. Min age = 13,260 +/- 520 y BP." radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: cave

• ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: discrete phases of speleothem deposition
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: calcite speleothem

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: micro; ETE reference list: 561, 558, 557, 556, 555, 554, 553, 552, 551, 550, 549, 548, 547, 546, 545, 491, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: G. A. Brook, D. A. Burney, and J. Coward. 1990. Desert paleoenvironmental data from cave speleothems with examples from the Chihuahuan. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 76(3-4):311-330 [K. Behrensmeyer/K. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] more details

PaleoDB collection 22117: authorized by Kay Behrensmeyer, entered by Kay Behrensmeyer on 01.03.1999