Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.3° N, 11.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tataouine Formation, Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 157.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone
Preservation: cast
Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 13795: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 27.04.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata | |
Bivalvia | |
Palaeonucula menkii nut clam | |
Virgellia sobralensis Sharpe 1850 oyster | |
Actinostreon costatum oyster | |
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle | |
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam | |
Discomiltha lirata clam |