IM 95/S, Imfout section, east of Imfout, northwestern flank of Imfout syncline (Cambrian of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (32.7° N, 7.9° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 75.1° S, 61.1° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dar Bou Azza Formation, Paibian (497.0 - 494.0 Ma)

• Just above base of formation. The Dar Bou Azza overlies the El Hank formation and underlies Oum-er-Rbia Formation that lies 23 metres below the base of the overlying Imfout Formation. Middle Arenig age.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; micaceous, green shale and lenticular sandstone

• shallow water, high energy siliciclastic deposits
• Light green micaceous shales with thin sandstone beds

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: Reposited in Geomining Museum of the Spanish Geological Survey, Madrid (MGM)

Primary reference: M. Mergl, G. Geyer, and A. El Attari. 1998. The billingsellid genus Saccogonum (Brachiopoda) from the Moroccan Cambrian and its significance for the regional geology and stratigraphy. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie Abhandlungen 209(3):273-293 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 203340: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 12.08.2019

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Billingsellida - Billingsellidae
Saccogonum salebrosum n. sp. Mergl et al. 1998