Rp2 Bed. Tamekhtart Jbel: Berounian, Morocco

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanitina (Dalmanitina) proaeva
Eudolatites (Banilatites) inflatus Destombes 1972
recombined as Eudolatites inflatus
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Kloucekia aff. solitaria
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Actinopeltis sp. Hawle and Corda 1847
Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Calymenella sp. Bergeron 1890
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Flexicalymene tazarinensis Destombes 1966
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Stenopareia sp. Holm 1886
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rostricellula ambigena
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Heterorthis alternata
Heterorthis sosia
Tafilaltia brevimusculosa Villas 1995
Orthothecida - Novitatidae
Nephrotheca sp. Marek 1966
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae
? Holopea antiquata (Perner 1903)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Clathrospira amouguerana Horný 1997
Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae
Sinuitopsis neglecta Perner 1903
see common names

Geography
Country:Morocco
Coordinates: 31.2° North, 5.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:81.9° South, 87.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 4
Key time interval:Berounian Other zone: Tanuchitina fistulosa
Age range of interval:460.90000 - 449.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lower Ktaoua Member:Jbel Tafersikt
Local section:Tamekhtart Jbel Local bed:76 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: This is the very top of the formation, which ekes into the Tanuchitina fistulosa chitinozoan zone.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:phosphatic packstone
Lithology description: Phosphatized coquina
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:192913
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2018-04-25 11:57:58 Last modified:2018-04-25 11:57:58
Access level:the public Released:2018-04-25 11:57:58
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

65503. J. J. Álvaro, E. Vennin, E. Villas, J. Destombes, and D. Vizcaïno. 2007. Pre-Hirnantian (latest Ordovician) benthic community assemblages: controls and replacements in a siliciclastic-dominated platform of the eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 245:20-36 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]