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 | |
"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, cf. Neohoploceras provinciale, "Neocomites teschenensis" = Neocomites (Eristavites) teschenensis, "aff. Teschenites pachydicranus" = Neocomites (Teschenites) pachydicranus, ex gr. Neocomites neocomiensis, aff. Karakaschiceras brandesi, cf. Karakaschiceras biassalense
"ex gr. Kilianella superba" = Luppovella (Luppovella) superba Sayn 1907 ammonite originally entered as "Kilianella gr. superba"
cf. Neohoploceras provinciale Sayn 1907 ammonite originally entered as "Neohoploceras cf. provinciale"
"Neocomites teschenensis" = Neocomites (Eristavites) teschenensis Uhlig 1902 ammonite
"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"
cf. Karakaschiceras biassalense Karakaschi 1889 ammonite originally entered as "Karakaschiceras cf. biassalense"
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Bochianites neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1842 ammonite | |