Tinrhert, Algerian Sahara, TU inf: Early/Lower Turonian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck 1806)
recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis
Curvostrea rollandi
Curvostrea rouvillei (Coquand 1862)
Gyrostrea delettrei (Coquand 1862)
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria
Coordinates: 29.0° North, 9.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:14.1° North, 6.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Turonian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Turonian
Age range of interval:93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Lower Turonian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:185658
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2017-05-05 04:43:48 Last modified:2017-05-05 04:43:48
Access level:authorizer only Released:2017-08-05 04:43:48
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

62230. A. V. Dhondt, N. Malchus, L. Boumaza and E. Jaillaerd. 1999. Cretaceous oysters from North Africa : origin and distribution. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 170(1):67-76 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]