Platy Phacops-Limestone at Hamar Laghdad (Devonian of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (31.4° N, 4.1° W: paleocoordinates 47.6° S, 20.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• Upper Eifelian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, blue limestone

• "Light blue-gray platy Phacops-limestone"

Primary reference: G. K. B. Alberti. 1969. Trilobiten des juengeren Siluriums sowie des Unter- und Mitteldevons. I. Mit Beitraegen zur Silur-Devon-Stratigraphie einiger Gebiete Marokkos und Oberfrankens. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 520:1-692 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27125: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 18.11.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Focus is on trilobites. Other forms occasionally mentioned.
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops (Phacops) breviceps" = Chotecops breviceps, "Phacops (Phacops) aff. breviceps" = Chotecops breviceps
"Phacops (Phacops) breviceps" = Chotecops breviceps Barrande 1846 trilobite
"Phacops (Phacops) aff. breviceps" = Chotecops breviceps Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis pigra trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
Koneprusites baconi Pribyl 1965 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
"Cornuproetus (Tafilaltaspis) creber" = Tafilaltaspis creber
"Cornuproetus (Tafilaltaspis) creber" = Tafilaltaspis creber Alberti 1966 trilobite
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
"Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) beyrichi" = Aulacopleura beyrichi
"Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) beyrichi" = Aulacopleura beyrichi Novák 1890 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
"Acanthopyge haueri" = Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) haueri
"Acanthopyge haueri" = Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) haueri Barrande 1846 trilobite
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Pinacitidae
Pinacites jugleri Roemer 1843 ammonite
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia sulcata Roemer 1843