Sidi Brahim section, Slama Fm: Piacenzian, Algeria
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Acanthocardia paucicostata
Sowerby 1834
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pelecyora brocchi
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Hyotissa hyotis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Neopycnodonta navicularis
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| original and current combination Neopycnodonte | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea lamellosa
Brocchi 1814
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| synonym of Ostrea edulis | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia ephippium
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Gigantopecten albinus
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Flabellipecten flabelliformis
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Flabellipecten fraterculus
(Sowerby in Smith 1841)
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Lissochlamys excisa
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Aequipecten seniensis
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Pecten benedictus
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Geography
| Country: | Algeria | State/province: | Relizane |
| Coordinates: | 36.0° North, 0.6° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.0° North, 0.5° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| Stage: | Piacenzian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Piacenzian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | blue unlithified sandy marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: blue and sandy marl. | |
| Environment: | deep subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | observed (not collected) |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collection method comments: Unknown collector, probably the author. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Not exhaustive, only one taxon listed. Echinoids and many other fossils apparently present. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Telegraph of Sidi Brahim | ||
| Database number: | 168387 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | M. Krause |
| Modifier: | M. Krause | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2015-04-21 03:56:14 | Last modified: | 2015-04-21 07:24:24 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2015-07-21 03:56:14 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 55100. | L. Satour, A. Lauriat-Rage, L. Belkebir and M. Bessedik. 2013. Biodiversity and taphonomy of bivalve assemblages of the Pliocene of Algeria (Bas Chelif Basin). Arabian Journal of Geosciences 7(12):1-14 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila] |