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Tejra Quarry, Medenine, Tunisia

Lat/Long (Decimal)33.4083,10.4247
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Medenine, Tunisia

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Tejra Quarry, Medenine ("Unit 2")Soussi M., Niedźwiedzki G., et al (2017)Argilo Gréseux Inférieur - "Unit 2"Compared to the local Kirchaou Formation (Soussi et al. 2017)claystone242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Tejra Quarry, Medenine ("Unit 3")Soussi M., Niedźwiedzki G., et al (2017)Argilo Gréseux Inférieur - "Unit 3"Compared to the local Kirchaou Formation (Soussi et al. 2017)claystone242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Tejra Quarry, Medenine ("Unit 4")Soussi M., Niedźwiedzki G., et al (2017)Argilo Gréseux Inférieur - "Unit 4"Compared to the local Kirchaou Formation (Soussi et al. 2017)claystone242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Tejra Quarry, Medenine ("Unit 1")Soussi M., Niedźwiedzki G., et al (2017)Argilo Gréseux Inférieur - "Unit 1"Compared to the local Ouled Chebbi Formation (Soussi et al. 2017)claystone247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Lockeia sp.
genus
Lockeia247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Palaeophycus sp.
genus
Palaeophycus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Planolites sp.
genus
Animalia : Planolites247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Rusophycus sp.
genus
Rusophycus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Conchostraca
unranked clade
Animalia : Arthropoda : Conchostraca247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Limulitella sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosurida : Mesolimulidae : Limulitella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Lingularia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingularia247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Actinopteri
class
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Temnospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Promysidiella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Mysidiellidae : Promysidiella242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Eumorphotis beneckei
242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Leptochondria curtocardinalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Hunanopectinidae : Leptochondria : Leptochondria curtocardinalis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Leptochondria occidanea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Hunanopectinidae : Leptochondria : Leptochondria occidanea242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Leptochondria virgalensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Leptochondriidae : Leptochondria : Leptochondria virgalensis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Neoschizodus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Neoschizodus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Unionites sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Unionites247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Unionites brevis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Unionites : Unionites brevis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Polygyrina sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Goniospiridae : Polygyrina247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Microconchida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculita : Microconchida247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Microconchus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculita : Microconchida : Microconchus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic

References

Soussi M., Niedźwiedzki G., et al (2017) Middle Triassic (Anisian-Ladinian) Tejra red beds and Late Triassic (Carnian) carbonate sedimentary records of southern Tunisia, Saharan Platform: Biostratigraphy, sedimentology and implication on regional stratigraphic correlations, Marine and Petroleum Geology 79, 222-256 doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.10.019
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