Kirchaou, Sequence T5=SD232 (Triassic of Tunisia)

Where: Jeffara, Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.3° S, 15.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Grès de Kirchaou Formation, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: F. Kamoun, B. Peybernes, M. Montacer, M. Ben Youssef, A. Trigui and M. Ghanmi. 1994. Application des concepts de la stratigraphie sequentielle aux series triasiques du Sud de la Tunisie. Nouvelles donnees stratigraphiques et micropaleontologiques. Proceedings of the 4th Tunisian Petroleum Exploration Conference 74:213-235 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/C. Jamet]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44741: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 16.09.2004

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
"Nautilus klipsteini" = Germanonautilus klipsteini, "Nautilus cassianus" = Germanonautilus cassianus
"Nautilus klipsteini" = Germanonautilus klipsteini von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
"Nautilus cassianus" = Germanonautilus cassianus von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
 Ceratitida - Ptychitidae
"Ptychites flexuosus" = Flexoptychites flexuosus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Ptychites eusomus Beyrich 1865 ceratite
Nodosariata
 Robertinida - Duostominidae
Duostominidae indet. Brotzen 1963
Foraminifera
 Textulariina - Hippocrepinidae
Aciculella sp. Vialov 1968
 Endothyroidea - Endothyridae
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Triadodiscus eomesozoicus Oberhauser 1957
 Involutinina - Involutinidae