Locality F4, Bateun Beni Zid, Djebel Tebaga: Wordian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Lyroschizodus djemelensis n. sp. Boyd and Newell 1979
Boyd and Newell 1979
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia State/province:Madanin
Coordinates: 33.4° North, 10.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.5° South, 18.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Wordian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Wordian
Age range of interval:266.90000 - 264.28000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Oum el Afia Shale
Local section:F - Baten beni Zid Local bed:4
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Abundant Neoschwagerina, occurs below Yabeina fusulinids. 3 metres thick.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Limestone, gray, with sponges, excellent large fusulinaceans at base.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:41875
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-21 13:44:28 Last modified:2011-01-14 23:30:00
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-21 13:44:28
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11153. N. D. Newell, J.K. Rigby, A. Driggs, D.W. Boyd, and F.G. Stehli. 1976. Permian reef complex, Tunisia. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 23(1):75-112 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

11157 D. W. Boyd and N.D. Newell. 1979. Permian pelecypods from Tunisia. American Museum Novitates 2686:1-22 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]