Goniatitic Limestone at Gara Mdouard and Jebel Amlane (Devonian of Morocco)

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

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal limestone

• "goniatitic limestone"

Collection methods: Column 51 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 27149: 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
Erbenaspis sp., "Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) amblyops" = Piriproetus (Piriproetoides) amblyops
Erbenaspis sp. Alberti 1966 trilobite
"Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) amblyops" = Piriproetus (Piriproetoides) amblyops Erben 1952 trilobite
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
"Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) beyrichi" = Aulacopleura beyrichi
"Aulacopleura (Paraaulacopleura) beyrichi" = Aulacopleura beyrichi Novák 1890 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Struveaspis maroccanica n. sp.
Struveaspis maroccanica n. sp. Alberti 1970 trilobite
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia sulcata
Nowakia sulcata Roemer 1843
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Pinacitidae
Pinacites jugleri
Pinacites jugleri Roemer 1843 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Anarcestidae
Anarcestes lateseptatus
Anarcestes lateseptatus Beyrich 1837 ammonite