Where: Madanin, Tunisia (33.5° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 6.6° S, 18.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Saikra Biohermal Complex Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)
• Equivalent to bed G11 (Newell et al., 1976).
Environment/lithology: marine
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 42004: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Disjectoporidae | |
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Radiotrabeculopora cf. xiangboensis Fan et al. 1991 | |
| Demospongiae | |
Intratubospongia osiensis, Microsphaerispongia polyarteria n. gen. n. sp.
Intratubospongia osiensis de Gregorio 1930 demosponge
Microsphaerispongia polyarteria n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge | |
Estrellospongia grossa n. gen. n. sp., Stellispongiella insculpta n. gen. n. sp., Prestellispongia paula n. gen. n. sp.
Estrellospongia grossa n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Stellispongiella insculpta n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Prestellispongia paula n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge | |