Bou Rheddou (Jurassic of Algeria)

Also known as Partie inférieure de la formation 2 d`Arkell & Busson

Where: Algeria (35.7° N, 0.9° W: paleocoordinates 27.6° N, 4.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Les Calcaires Et Dolomies À Silex Formation, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified limestone

• massive pelemicritic limnestone, a little glauconitic with chert enriched levels

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: F. Atrops and M. Benest. 1984. Les formations du Jurassique supérieur du Bou Rheddou au Nord de Tiaret (Bordure sud-tellienne, Algérie): âge et milieux de dépôt. Géobios 17(2):207-220 [F. Fursich/S. Hicks/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45078: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Simone Hicks on 03.10.2004

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Taxonomic list

Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae
Foraminifera
 Lituolacea - Nautiloculinidae
Crinoidea
 Roveacrinida - Saccocomidae
Saccocoma cf. alpina Lombard 1945 Sea lily
Tubiphytes morronensis
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"Tubiphytes morronensis" = Crescentiella morronensis
"Tubiphytes morronensis" = Crescentiella morronensis Crescenti 1969