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Tamaghrout, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

FormationTamaghrout
Age:433 - 427 Ma
Silurian
IntervalTelychian
Lithologyshale, "limestone"
Number of Collections2
Number of Occurrences10

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Shale in the Region of Tizi N'Tichka and Adrar N'Dgout Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoTamaghrout
Bou-Maiz Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoTamaghrout

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Distacodus obliquicostatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus : Distacodus obliquicostatus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Pterospathodus pennatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Balognathidae : Pterospathodus : Pterospathodus pennatus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Oulodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Oulodus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Oneotodus beckmanni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Strachanognathidae : Pseudooneotodus : Oneotodus beckmanni433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Ozarkodina excavata
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Spathognathodontidae : Wurmiella : Ozarkodina excavata433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Monograptus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Monograptidae : Monograptus438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Monograptus priodon
species
7Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Monograptidae : Monograptus : Monograptus priodon433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Monoclimacis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Monoclimacis433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian

References

Berry W. B. N., Boucot A. J. (1973) Correlation of the African Silurian rocks, Geological Society of America Special Paper 147, 1-83
Männik P., Loydell D. K., et al (2010) Sheinwoodian (Silurian) conodonts and graptolites from NE Anti-Atlas, Morocco, Lethaia 44, 410-416
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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