Also known as Reef 620

Where: Algeria (31.1° N, 1.6° W: paleocoordinates 22.9° S, 1.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kebir Formation, Asbian to Asbian (340.0 - 330.9 Ma)

• Same facies and fossils occur in Ioucha and Oubeur Formations. Kebir contains thickest mounds

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified bafflestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: A. Madi, P.-A. Bourque, and L. Mamet. 1996. Depth-related ecological zonation of a Carboniferous carbonate ramp: upper Viséan of Béchar Basin, western Algeria. Facies 35:59-80 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 24271: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 04.08.2002

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