Zguilma section, Timrhanrhart Fm, Upper Bed - ZGEE3 (Devonian of Morocco)

Also known as Thysanopeltis horizon/couche

Where: Morocco (29.7° N, 6.7° W: paleocoordinates 48.4° S, 16.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Timrhanrhart Formation, Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; shale and limestone

• calcareous shale interbedded with limestone and a argillaceous calcareous layered mudstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: B. D. Chatterton, R. A. Fortey, K. D. Brett, S. L. Gibb, and R. C. McKellar. 2006. Trilobites from the upper Lower to Middle Devonian Timrhanrhart Formation, Jbel Gara el Zguilma, southern Morocco. Palaeontolographica Canadiana (25)1-177 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 142431: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 11.04.2013, edited by Melanie Hopkins and Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Thysanopeltis aff. speciosa Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Cyphaspis "sp. A" Burmeister 1843 trilobite
New species
 Proetida - Proetidae
""Sculptoproetus" haasi" = Timsaloproetus haasi Alberti 1971 trilobite
Timsaloproetus elguerrouji1 Gibb and Chatterton 2007 trilobite
"Sculptoproetus" "sp. B" Erben 1951 trilobite
New species
Diademaproetus mohamedi n. sp. Chatterton et al. 2006 trilobite
Gerastos aintawilus2 Gibb and Chatterton 2010 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops lebesus n. sp." = Barrandeops lebesus, "Phacops smoothops" = Austerops smoothops
"Phacops lebesus n. sp." = Barrandeops lebesus Chatterton et al. 2006 trilobite
"Phacops smoothops" = Austerops smoothops Chatterton et al. 2006 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Hollardops aithassainorum n. sp. Chatterton et al. 2006 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis haddanei Chatterton et al. 2006 trilobite
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Pinacitidae
Pinacites jugleri Roemer 1843 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Agoniatitidae
Fidelites cf. clariondi Petter 1959 ammonite