d5/16/7 (Profil 6, Foum Tataouine II) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

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

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Virgellia sobralensis Sharpe 1850 oyster
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae