Limestone/Shale in the Foucald Region (Gedinnian Part): Lochkovian, Morocco
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Acastidae
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Acastella ex gr. roualti
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Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Homalonotidae
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Homalonotus cf. roemeri
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Trilobita
- Proetida
- Proetidae
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Warburgella rugulosa
(Alth 1874)
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recombined as Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa | |||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Spiriferidae
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Spirifer inchoans
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Spirifer plicatellus
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Hebetoechiidae
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Rhynchonella tarda
(Barrande 1847)
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recombined as Lanceomyonia tarda | |||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Trigonirhynchiidae
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Rhynchonella cf. ancillans
Barrande 1879
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recombined as Ancillotoechia ancillans | |||||||
Rhynchonella aff. minerva
Barrande 1847
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recombined as Ancillotoechia minerva | |||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Morocco |
Coordinates: | 33.1° North, 7.9° West (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 61.4° South, 20.1° East |
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Devonian | Epoch: | Early/Lower Devonian |
Stage: | Lochkovian | 10 m.y. bin: | Devonian 1 |
Key time interval: | Lochkovian | ||
Age range of interval: | 419.20000 - 410.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: "[Fossils] suggest Gedinne age for the limestone and interbedded shales bearing them." |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
Secondary lithology: | "shale" |
Lithology description: "limestone and interbedded shales" | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Geology comments: Some 500km NW of Gedinnian shoreline, according to paleogeographic map of ref. 7455. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 27386 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Foote | Enterer: | M. Foote |
Modifier: | M. Foote | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2002-12-05 09:15:02 | Last modified: | 2006-09-13 14:01:03 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-12-05 09:15:02 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
7455. | W. B. N. Berry and A. J. Boucot. 1973. Correlation of the African Silurian rocks. Geological Society of America Special Paper 147:1-83 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote] |