Where: Western High Atlas, Morocco (31.2° N, 7.9° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 19.1° N, 8.6° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Sidi Lhousseine Formation, Valanginian (137.1 - 132.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lime mudstone
Primary reference: J. Rey, J. Canerot, B. Peybernes, K. Tal-Eddine, and J.-P. Thieuloy. 1988. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and sedimentary dynamics of the Lower Cretaceous deposits on the northern side of the western High Atlas (Morocco). Cretaceous Research 9(2):141-158 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 2063: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 21.06.1999
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841 | |
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Bochianites neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1842 ammonite | |
"Dobrodgeiceras ventrotuberculatum" = Valanginites, "aff. Dobrodgeiceras wilfridi" = Valanginites, ex gr. Olcostephanus sayni-subfilosus, Olcostephanus atherstoni, Olcostephanus densicostatus
"Dobrodgeiceras ventrotuberculatum" = Valanginites ammonite originally entered as "Dobrogeiceras ventrotuberculatum"
"aff. Dobrodgeiceras wilfridi" = Valanginites ammonite originally entered as "Dobrogeiceras aff. wilfridi"
ex gr. Olcostephanus sayni-subfilosus Neumayr 1875 ammonite originally entered as "Olcostephanus gr. sayni-subfilosus"
Olcostephanus atherstoni Sharpe 1856 ammonite
Olcostephanus densicostatus Wegner 1909 ammonite | |
"ex gr. Kilianella superba" = Luppovella (Luppovella) superba, "aff. Teschenites pachydicranus" = Neocomites (Teschenites) pachydicranus, ex gr. Neocomites neocomiensis, "Neocomites teschenensis" = Neocomites (Eristavites) teschenensis, cf. Neohoploceras provinciale, aff. Karakaschiceras brandesi, cf. Karakaschiceras biassalense
"ex gr. Kilianella superba" = Luppovella (Luppovella) superba Sayn 1907 ammonite originally entered as "Kilianella gr. superba"
"aff. Teschenites pachydicranus" = Neocomites (Teschenites) pachydicranus Thieuloy 1977 ammonite originally entered as "Teschenites aff. pachydicranus"
ex gr. Neocomites neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite originally entered as "Neocomites gr. neocomiensis"
"Neocomites teschenensis" = Neocomites (Eristavites) teschenensis Uhlig 1902 ammonite
cf. Neohoploceras provinciale Sayn 1907 ammonite originally entered as "Neohoploceras cf. provinciale"
cf. Karakaschiceras biassalense Karakaschi 1889 ammonite originally entered as "Karakaschiceras cf. biassalense"
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