Also known as Reef 2424
Where: Algeria (34.7° N, 1.6° W: paleocoordinates 26.9° N, 1.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Pliensbachian (190.8 - 182.7 Ma)
• Carixian
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Elmi. 1977. La sedimentation carbonatee en bordure du horst de Rhar-Roubane (Algerie occidentale) pendant le Carixien [Carbonate sedimentation on the border of the Rhar-Roubane Horst (western Algeria) during the Carixian]. Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France, VII. serie 19(2):355-365 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 68216: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.01.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Lithiotis sp. Gümbel 1871 oyster |