Jerada Massif, P6 (Carboniferous to of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (34.3° N, 2.1° W: paleocoordinates 19.7° S, 0.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Koudiat Es-Senn Formation, Asbian to Asbian (340.0 - 330.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone

• top and capping beds of microbial-sponge buildup and microbial-metazoan buildups

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: M. Aretz. 2010. Rugose corals from the Upper Visean (Carboniferous) of the Jerada Massif (NE Morocco): taxonomy, biostratigraphy, facies and palaeobiogeography. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 84:323-344 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 99684: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.11.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Axophyllidae
Pareynia splendens, Axophyllum aff. pseudokirsopianum
Pareynia splendens Semenoff-Tian-Chansky 1974 horn coral
Axophyllum aff. pseudokirsopianum Semenoff-Tian-Chansky 1974 horn coral
 Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
? Axoclisia sp.
? Axoclisia sp. Semenoff-Tian-Chansky 1974 horn coral
 Stauriida - Palaeosmiliidae
Palaeosmilia murchisoni
Palaeosmilia murchisoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 horn coral