Sidi Brahim section, Tahria Fm (Pliocene of Algeria)

Also known as Telegraph of Sidi Brahim

Where: Relizane, Algeria (36.0° N, 0.6° E: paleocoordinates 36.0° N, 0.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: MGT Member (Tahria Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; marl

• grey marls

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Unknown collector, probably the author.

Primary reference: L. Satour, A. Lauriat-Rage, L. Belkebir and M. Bessedik. 2013. Biodiversity and taphonomy of bivalve assemblages of the Pliocene of Algeria (Bas Chelif Basin). Arabian Journal of Geosciences 7(12):1-14 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 168388: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 21.04.2015

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Taxonomic list

• Not exhaustive, only one taxon listed. Echinoids and many other fossils apparently present.
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Crassadoma pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina donacina Linnaeus 1767 tellin clam