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Bahloul, Tunisia

Formation	Bahloul
Age:	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Interval	Late Cenomanian
Lithology	limestone
Number of Collections	14
Number of Occurrences	49

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Khanguet Besbessa Sghira section	Kebili, Tunisia	Bahloul
Jebel Zitouna exposure	Kebili, Tunisia	Bahloul
Wada Bou Jarra exposure	Kebili, Tunisia	Bahloul
Wadi Berda section	Gafsa, Tunisia	Bahloul

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Zebbag	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	limestone, marl, claystone/"limestone", claystone	15
Zebbag - Gattar	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	limestone	15

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Calcisphaera sp. genus	6	*Calcisphaera*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Serpulidae family	5	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saccocoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Saccocomidae : *Saccocoma*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Echinoidea class	3	Animalia : Echinodermata : Protocidaris : Echinoidea	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : *Pseudaspidoceras*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hoplitoides wohltmanni species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Hoplitoides : *Hoplitoides wohltmanni*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : *Choffaticeras*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) pavillieri species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : *Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) pavillieri*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) securiforme species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : *Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) securiforme*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras luciae species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Choffaticeras : *Choffaticeras luciae*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras sinaiticum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Choffaticeras : *Choffaticeras sinaiticum*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites rollandi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Thomasites : *Thomasites rollandi*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : *Fagesia*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoptychites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : *Neoptychites*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoptychites cephalotus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : *Neoptychites cephalotus*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : *Vascoceras*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras durandi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras durandi*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceratidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Foraminifera phylum	2	Foraminifera	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hedbergella sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : *Hedbergella*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heterohelix sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Heterohelicidae : *Heterohelix*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Whiteinella sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : *Whiteinella*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeolithothamnion sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : *Archaeolithothamnion*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Abdallah H., Meister C. (1997) The Cenomanian – Turonian boundary in the Gafsa-Chott area (southern part of central Tunisia): biostratigraphy, palaeoenvironments, Cretaceous Research 18, 197-236

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