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Lower Ktaoua - Assif bou Zeggarh, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
| Formation | Lower Ktaoua |
|---|---|
| Member | Assif bou Zeggarh |
| Age: | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Sandbian |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Destombes Loc. 0882. Inakiane plain | Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | Lower Ktaoua - Assif bou Zeggarh |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taddrist | 467 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | siderite/siltstone | 1 |
| First Bani - Taddrist - middle | 467 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | shale | 15 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Trinucleidaefamily | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Trinucleidae | 458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
 Dalmanitina socialisspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Dalmanitina : Dalmanitina socialis | 458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
 Atlantophon maiderspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : Atlantophon : Atlantophon maider | 458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
 Clathrospira amougueranaspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Clathrospira : Clathrospira amouguerana | 458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
References
| Horný R. J. (1997) Ordovician Tergomya and Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco), Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B - Historia Naturalis 53 3-4, 37-78 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
