Middle Tafilalt Limestone, Tafilalt Area, S Morocco (Devonian of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (31.8° N, 4.5° W: paleocoordinates 50.4° S, 24.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tafilalt Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Emsian (402.5 - 391.9 Ma)

• Middle part of formation

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Primary reference: G. K. B. Alberti. 1970. Trilobiten des juengeren Siluriums sowie des Unter- und Mitteldevons. II. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 525:1-233 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27143: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 20.11.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Focus is on trilobites, but some other elements are listed.
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Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) midas" = Montanproetus midas, "Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) sp. n. sp." = Piriproetus, "Cornuproetus (Sculptoproetus) sculptus" = Sculptoproetus sculptus
"Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) midas" = Montanproetus midas Erben 1952 trilobite
"Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) sp. n. sp." = Piriproetus Erben 1952 trilobite
"Cornuproetus (Sculptoproetus) sculptus" = Sculptoproetus sculptus Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis issoumourensis n. sp.
Leonaspis issoumourensis n. sp. trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops (Phacops) cf. degener" = Pedinopariops degener
"Phacops (Phacops) cf. degener" = Pedinopariops degener Barrande 1852 trilobite
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Mimagoniatitidae
Mimagoniatites ex gr. bohemicus
Mimagoniatites ex gr. bohemicus Barrande 1865 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Mimosphinctidae
Anetoceras cf. advovlens
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia cf. barrandei