Where: Libya (27.0° N, 10.0° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 46.5° S, 6.1° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Aouinet Ouenine II Formation, Givetian (387.9 - 382.3 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Collection methods: Emphasis of monograph is brachiopods and bivalves. Other elements sometimes mentioned as well.
Primary reference: M. Mergl and D. Massa. 1992. Devonian and Lower Carboniferous brachiopods and bivalves from western Libya. Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique 12:1-115 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35634: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 01.01.2004
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata | |
Strophomenata | |
Schuchertellidae indet. Williams 1953 | |
Bivalvia | |
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam |