Upper Stylioline Marl at Gara Mdouard (Devonian of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (31.8° N, 4.5° W: paleocoordinates 47.1° S, 20.1° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• "Younger Lower Eifelian: Upper Stylioline Marl"

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

• "stylioline marl [Styliolinen-Mergelkalk]"

Collection methods: Column 49 in Table 4.

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 27148: 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.
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops (Phacops) cf. degener" = Pedinopariops degener
"Phacops (Phacops) cf. degener" = Pedinopariops degener Barrande 1852 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) amblyops" = Piriproetus (Piriproetoides) amblyops, "Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) ornatissimus" = Piriproetus (Piriproetus) ornatissimus, Cyrtosymboloides samum n. sp., Unguliproetus unguloides
"Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) amblyops" = Piriproetus (Piriproetoides) amblyops Erben 1952 trilobite
"Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) ornatissimus" = Piriproetus (Piriproetus) ornatissimus Erben 1952 trilobite
Cyrtosymboloides samum n. sp. Alberti 1967 trilobite
Unguliproetus unguloides Barrande 1852 trilobite
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
"Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) beyrichi" = Aulacopleura beyrichi
"Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) beyrichi" = Aulacopleura beyrichi Novák 1890 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
"Lobopyge (Nitidulopyge) aff. devonica" = Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) longispinus
"Lobopyge (Nitidulopyge) aff. devonica" = Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) longispinus Přibyl 1949 trilobite
n. sp. aff. devonica
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Anarcestidae
Anarcestes lateseptatus Beyrich 1837 ammonite
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae