PBDB Collection

S Oued Temertasset, MOU-D2 (Carboniferous of Algeria)

Where: Algeria (26.6° N, 3.8° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° S, 6.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Argiles de Teguentour Formation, Tournaisian (358.9 - 346.7 Ma)

• Late Tournaisian, Upper Pericyclus-Progoniatites assemblage

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified claystone and lithified limestone

• claystone with thin limestone intercalations or lenticular noduls

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: D. Korn, J. Bockwinkel, and V. Ebbighausen. 2010. The ammonoids from the Argiles de Teguentour of Oued Temertasset (early Late Tournaisian; Mouydir, Algeria). Fossil Record 13(1):35-152 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 135408: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 25.10.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
Goniatitida - Rotopericyclidae	Mouydiria mouydirensis, Mouydiria scutula n. sp. Mouydiria mouydirensis Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Mouydiria scutula n. sp. Korn et al. 2010 ammonite
Goniatitida - Maxigoniatitidae	Dzhaprakoceras amplum, Dzhaprakoceras biconvexum Dzhaprakoceras amplum Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Dzhaprakoceras biconvexum Korn et al. 2010 ammonite
Goniatitida - Pericyclidae	Pericyclus trochus, Pericyclus circulus, Pericyclus intercisus Pericyclus trochus Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Pericyclus circulus Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Pericyclus intercisus Korn et al. 2010 ammonite
Goniatitida - Muensteroceratidae	Muensteroceras subparallelum Muensteroceras subparallelum Korn et al. 2010 ammonite
Goniatitida - Temertassetiidae	Temertassetia temertassetensis, Temertassetia secunda, Temertassetia decorata, Temertassetia coarta, Jerania pusillens, Jerania jeranensis, Jerania sicilicula, Jerania persimilis Temertassetia temertassetensis Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Temertassetia secunda Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Temertassetia decorata Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Temertassetia coarta Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Jerania pusillens Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Jerania jeranensis Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Jerania sicilicula Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Jerania persimilis Korn et al. 2010 ammonite
Goniatitida - Goniatitidae	Habadraites supralatus, Primogoniatites fundator, Progoniatites paenacutus n. sp., Progoniatites uncus n. sp., Progoniatites pilus Habadraites supralatus Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Primogoniatites fundator Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Progoniatites paenacutus n. sp. Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Progoniatites uncus n. sp. Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Progoniatites pilus Korn et al. 2010 ammonite
Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae	Imitoceras strictum n. sp., Imitoceras dimidium Imitoceras strictum n. sp. Korn et al. 2010 ammonite Imitoceras dimidium Korn et al. 2010 ammonite