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Upper unit D, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Lat/Long (Decimal)31.92,-4.88
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Base of unit E, northeast of AsflaKennedy W. J., Gale A. S., et al (2008)wackestone93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lower unit D, northeast of AsflaKennedy W. J., Gale A. S., et al (2008)15 m levelmarl93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Upper unit D, northeast of AsflaKennedy W. J., Gale A. S., et al (2008)20.3-21.1 m levelmarl93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Mammites nodosoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Mammites : Mammites nodosoides93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Romaniceras (Yubariceras) reymenti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Romaniceras : Romaniceras (Yubariceras) reymenti93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Wrightoceras munieri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotidae : Wrightoceras : Wrightoceras munieri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia peroni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Fagesia : Fagesia peroni93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nannovascoceras intermedium
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Nannovascoceras intermedium93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoptychites cephalotus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : Neoptychites cephalotus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoptychites hottingeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : Neoptychites hottingeri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Kennedy W. J., Gale A. S., et al (2008) Early Turonian ammonites from Goulmima, southern Morocco, Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 78, 149-177
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!
 
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