Locality J14, Djebel Tebaga Biohermal Complex, Merbah el Oussif, Djebel Tebaga: Capitanian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Stellispongiella insculpta n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 8 individuals
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Daharella ramosa n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 23 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia State/province:Madanin
Coordinates: 33.4° North, 10.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.6° South, 18.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Capitanian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Capitanian
Age range of interval:264.28000 - 259.51000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Djebel Tebaga Biohermal Complex
Local section:J - Merbah el Oussif Local bed:14
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Undivided Djebel Tebaga Biohermal Complex. In other areas it is divided into Lower and Upper Biohermal Complexes, separated by the Middle Shaly Facies. 35 metres thick. Base of Baten beni Zid Formation of other authors.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:brown,yellow lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology:brown,gray,blue "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Bioherm complex; lower part tan and vuggy; upper part more uniformly resistant, ridge forming, grayish brown to bluish gray.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
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
Taxonomic list comments:Sponges and bivalves.
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 200
Database number:41973
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-22 11:32:54 Last modified:2007-09-10 11:58:47
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-22 11:32:54
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:

11156 J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]