Eifelian at Jebel Ouaoufilal West, S. Tafilalt (Devonian of Morocco)
Where: Morocco (31.0° N, 4.1° W: paleocoordinates 48.0° S, 20.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)
• partitus through ensensis conodont zones
Environment/lithology: marine; oncoidal limestone and marl
• "The presence of cyanobacterial crusts, and onkoids in the middle and late Eifelian rocks indicate a position in relatively shallow water."
• Lithologies include nodular limestones, bedded limestones, limestone nodules in marl, and marl.
Primary reference: C. Klug. 2002. Quantitative stratigraphy and taxonomy of late Emsian and Eifelian ammonoids of the eastern Anti-Atlas (Morocco). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 238:1-109 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 38797: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 04.05.2004, edited by Matthew Clapham
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Taxonomic list
• Monograph covers ammonoids only; conodonts also listed for this section.
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