Locality E21, Merbah el Oussif East, Djebel Tebaga (Permian of Tunisia)

Where: Madanin, Tunisia (33.4° N, 10.2° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 4.2° S, 20.0° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Shaly Facies Formation, Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• 6 metres thick.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; argillaceous lime mudstone

• Marl.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. D. Newell, J.K. Rigby, A. Driggs, D.W. Boyd, and F.G. Stehli. 1976. Permian reef complex, Tunisia. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 23(1):75-112 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41859: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Sponges and bivalves.
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Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo tebagaensis1
Palaeoneilo tebagaensis1 Termier and Termier 1959 clam
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Virgolidae
Intratubospongia osiensis2, Pseudohimatella pauciporata2
Intratubospongia osiensis2 de Gregorio 1930 demosponge
Pseudohimatella pauciporata2 Parona 1933 demosponge
 Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Estrellospongia grossa2, Stellispongiella insculpta2, Stellispongiella bacilla2
Estrellospongia grossa2 Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Stellispongiella insculpta2 Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Stellispongiella bacilla2 Termier and Termier 1955 demosponge
 Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Pseudoguadalupia alveolaris3
Pseudoguadalupia alveolaris3 Parona 1933 demosponge
1Boyd and Newell 1979; 2Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996; 3Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988