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Z-F12. Hill N of Jbel Tizagzaoine, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Lat/Long (Decimal)30.6542,-5.88417
Co-ordinates Derivationnot explained
Given LocationZagora, Morocco
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Z-F12. Hill N of Jbel TizagzaoineAllaire N., Lefebvre B., et al (2015)Fezouata Shalesiltstone485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Rhopalocystis destombesi
species
Rhopalocystidae : Rhopalocystis : Rhopalocystis destombesi485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhopalocystis fraga
species
Rhopalocystidae : Rhopalocystis : Rhopalocystis fraga485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhopalocystis grandis
species
Rhopalocystidae : Rhopalocystis : Rhopalocystis grandis485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhopalocystis havliceki
species
Rhopalocystidae : Rhopalocystis : Rhopalocystis havliceki485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Trilobita
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Allaire N., Lefebvre B., et al (2015) Taphonomy of new Rhopalocystis assemblages in the Lower Ordovician of the Zagora area (Central Anti-Atlas, Morocco), Progress in Echinoderm Paleobiology, Cuadernos del Museo Geominero 19, 21-26 doi:ISBN: 978-84-7840-961-7
Allaire N., Lefebvre B., et al (2017) Morphological disparity and systematic revision of the eocrinoid genus\r\nRhopalocystis (Echinodermata, Blastozoa) from the Lower Ordovician of the central Anti-Atlas (Morocco), Journal of Paleontology 91 4, 685-714 doi:10.1017/jpa.2017.6
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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