Where: Morocco (31.9° N, 3.1° W: paleocoordinates 59.1° S, 30.9° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Megrane Shale Formation, Pragian (410.8 - 407.6 Ma)
• "Older Pragian" (ref. 7485)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; shale and limestone
Primary reference: G. K. B. Alberti. 1969. Trilobiten des juengeren Siluriums sowie des Unter- und Mitteldevons. I. Mit Beitraegen zur Silur-Devon-Stratigraphie einiger Gebiete Marokkos und Oberfrankens. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 520:1-692 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 27060: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 15.11.2002
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Taxonomic list
Pterobranchia | |
Monograptus sp. graptolite | |
Tentaculita | |
Bivalvia | |
Hercynella sp. Kayser 1878 clam | |
Trilobita | |
? Platyscutellum megranense n. sp.
? Platyscutellum megranense n. sp. trilobite | |
"Cornuproetus (Lepidoproetus) praematurus" = Lepidoproetus praematurus
"Cornuproetus (Lepidoproetus) praematurus" = Lepidoproetus praematurus Alberti 1964 trilobite | |
Decoroproetus concentricus trilobite | |
Otarion (Otarion) aff. convexum trilobite | |
"Calymene (Gravicalymene) teddersensis n. sp." = Gravicalymene
"Calymene (Gravicalymene) teddersensis n. sp." = Gravicalymene trilobite | |
"Phacops (Reedops) cephalotes" = Reedops cephalotes, Phacops (Reedops) aff. sternbergi, Phacops (Reedops) platilegnotor n. sp.
"Phacops (Reedops) cephalotes" = Reedops cephalotes Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Phacops (Reedops) aff. sternbergi trilobite
Phacops (Reedops) platilegnotor n. sp. trilobite | |
Odontochile ex gr. rugosum trilobite | |
Treveropyge cf. lips trilobite
Asteropyginae indet. Delo 1935 trilobite | |
Cheirurus (Crotalocephalina) gibbus trilobite | |
Acanthopyge "sp. A" Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite | |
Dicranurus monstrosus trilobite |