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Marl at Ain Targa, Settat Province, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco

Lat/Long (Decimal)33.1167,-7.93333
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Settat Province, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Marl at Ain Targa, SW Foucauld, Western MoroccoAlberti G. K. B. (1969)"Ober-Emsium: Kalkmergel von Ain Targa SW Foucauld, W-Marokko."marl402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Limestone/Shale in the Foucald Region (Gedinnian Part)Berry W. B. N., Boucot A. J. (1973)"[Fossils] suggest Gedinne age for the limestone and interbedded shales bearing them.""limestone"419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Limestone/Shale in the Foucald Region (Pridoli Part)Berry W. B. N., Boucot A. J. (1973)"Scyphocrinus [sic] elegans...suggests Pridoli age""shale"423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Cordania sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Brachymetopidae : Cordania402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Leonaspis sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Leonaspis402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Acastella sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Acastella419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Acastoides sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Acastoides402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Asteropyginae
subfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Asteropyginae402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Metacanthina sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Metacanthina402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Pseudocryphaeus sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Pseudocryphaeus402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Odontochile sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Diaphanometopidae : Odontochile402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Homalonotus sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Homalonotus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Phacops sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Phacops402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Proetus (Coniproetus) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Proetus : Proetus (Coniproetus)402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Warburgella sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Warburgella419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Cornuproetus sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Cornuproetus402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Galbertianus hollardi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Tropidocoryphidae : Galbertianus : Galbertianus hollardi402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Rhynchonella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonella419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Ancillotoechia ancillans
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Ancillotoechia : Ancillotoechia ancillans419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Spirifer sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Scyphocrinites sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Scyphocrinitidae : Scyphocrinites423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Viriatellina sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Nowakiidae : Viriatellina402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian

References

Alberti G. K. B. (1969) Trilobiten des juengeren Siluriums sowie des Unter- und Mitteldevons. I. Mit Beitraegen zur Silur-Devon-Stratigraphie einiger Gebiete Marokkos und Oberfrankens, Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 520, 1-692
Alberti G. K. B. (1970) Trilobiten des juengeren Siluriums sowie des Unter- und Mitteldevons. II., Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 525, 1-233
Berry W. B. N., Boucot A. J. (1973) Correlation of the African Silurian rocks, Geological Society of America Special Paper 147, 1-83
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