Where: Madanin, Tunisia (33.5° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 6.6° S, 18.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)
• Upper Dolomite Series is a member- or formation-level stratigraphic subdivision, but no details are given. Given that it occurs near Saikra, it likely correlates to the Saikra Biohermal Complex of Newell et al. (1976) and therefore is Capitanian.
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; dolomite and dolomitic limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
• Fossils collected over wide area of Djebel Tebaga. Trilobites occurs in dolomitic limestones.
Primary reference: H. Termier, G. Termier, and D. Vachard. 1977. Monographie paleontologique des affleurements permiens du Djebel Tebaga (Sud Tunisien). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 156(1-3):1-109 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 42096: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 23.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Trilobita | |
Pseudophillipsia azzouzi Termier and Termier 1974 trilobite | |
Strophomenata | |
Meekella striatocostata Cox 1857
Meekella cf. mexicana Girty 1909
Geyerella gemmellaroi Schellwien 1900 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Enteletes waageni Gemmellaro 1899 | |
Anthozoa | |
? Metriophyllum cf. ilitschense Soshkina 1928 horn coral | |
Tubothalamea | |