Ta 1, Tanamert locality, Oued Issene canyon (Carboniferous of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (30.6° N, 9.2° W: paleocoordinates 10.6° S, 0.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oued Issène Formation, Stephanian B (301.5 - 301.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; lithified, black, argillaceous siltstone

• Lacustrine sediments in alluvial plain sediments. Ida Ou Ziki subbasin of Souss Basin, representing the earliest post-Hercynian extensional phase.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: Repository: Université Chouaib Doukkali, Départment de Géologie, El Jadida, Morocco

Primary reference: D. Hmich, J. W. Schneider, H. Saber and M. El Wartiti. 2005. Spiloblattinidae (Insecta, Blattida) from the Carboniferous of Morocco, North Africa - implications for biostratigraphy. In S. G. Lucas, K. E. Zeigler (eds.), The Nonmarine Permian, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 30:111-114 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 155291: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.04.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Dicondylia - Phyloblattidae
Phyloblatta sp.1 Handlirsch 1906 winged insect
TaI-13-4, 13d-21, 13d-29, 13d-52, 13d-55
Phyloblatta occidentalis1 Scudder 1890 winged insect
TaI-3-47, 13-4, 13d-26, 13d-30, 13d-46, 13d-50, 13d-54, 13d-60, 13d-61, 13e-1
 Blattodea - Compsoblattidae
Compsoblatta sp.1 Schlechtendal 1906 cockroach
TaI-13d-34
 Blattodea - Gyroblattidae
Progonoblattina helvetica2 Heer 1864 cockroach
TaI-13b-6, 13d-25, 13d-48, 13e-2, 13e-3, 13d-78
 Dicondylia - Spiloblattinidae
Spiloblattina pygmaea Meunier 1904 winged insect
TA 1-3