Rp2 Bed. Tamekhtart Jbel (Ordovician of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (31.2° N, 5.1° W: paleocoordinates 81.9° S, 87.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tanuchitina fistulosa other zone, Jbel Tafersikt Member (Lower Ktaoua Formation), Berounian (457.9 - 449.8 Ma)

• This is the very top of the formation, which ekes into the Tanuchitina fistulosa chitinozoan zone.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: phosphatic packstone

• Phosphatized coquina

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: J. J. Álvaro, E. Vennin, E. Villas, J. Destombes, and D. Vizcaïno. 2007. Pre-Hirnantian (latest Ordovician) benthic community assemblages: controls and replacements in a siliciclastic-dominated platform of the eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 245:20-36 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 192913: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 25.04.2018

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Taxonomic list

Hyolitha
 Orthothecida - Novitatidae
Nephrotheca sp. Marek 1966
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
 Orthida - Heterorthidae
Tergomya
 Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Clathrospira amouguerana Horný 1997 snail
 Euomphalina - Holopeidae
? Holopea antiquata Perner 1903 snail
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Stenopareia sp. Holm 1886 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Calymenella sp. Bergeron 1890 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Flexicalymene tazarinensis Destombes 1966 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanitina (Dalmanitina) proaeva, "Eudolatites (Banilatites) inflatus" = Eudolatites inflatus
"Eudolatites (Banilatites) inflatus" = Eudolatites inflatus Destombes 1972 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Actinopeltis sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite