Region of Rabat : Oued Bou Regreg and Oued Akrech (Miocene of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (34.0° N, 6.8° W: paleocoordinates 33.9° N, 7.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; blue marl

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J.-P. Chevalier. 1962. Les Madréporaires miocènes du Maroc. Notes et mémoires du service geologique 173:1-74 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161320: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 04.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
Flabellum cf. siciliense Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Flabellum cf. avicula Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Flabellum avicula Michelotti 1838 stony coral
var. regregensis
Flabellum cf. acutum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Flabellum chouberti Chevalier 1962 stony coral
Flabellum cf. extensum Michelin 1841 stony coral
Flabellum cf. intermedium Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophylliidae indet. Gray 1847 stony coral
"Ceratocyathus sp." = Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) Seguenza 1863 stony coral
"Ceratocyathus cf. communis" = Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) stony coral
Ceratocyathus regregensis Chevalier 1962 stony coral
Acanthocyathus cf. versicostatus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Ceratotrochus cf. multispinosus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Edwardsotrochus cf. subcristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Edwardsotrochus cf. bellingherianus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Ceratotrochus multiserialis Michelotti 1838 stony coral
"Trochocyathus sp." = Trochocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Paratrochocyathus cf. sublaevis" = Trochocyathus stony coral
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841 stony coral
var. reussi
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia nonaradiata Chevalier 1962 stony coral
Balanophyllia irregularis Seguenza 1864 stony coral
"Eupsammia sp." = Balanophyllia Wood 1844 stony coral
"Eupsammia cf. meneghinii" = Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) meneghinii Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Balanophyllia concinna Reuss 1871 stony coral
"Eupsammia cf. praelonga" = Balanophyllia praelonga Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854 stony coral
Dendrophyllia cf. amica Michelotti 1838 stony coral