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Seheb El Rhassel, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Group	Seheb El Rhassel
Age:	409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Interval	Early Emsian
Lithology	claystone/marl, mudstone/marl, "limestone"
Number of Collections	13
Number of Occurrences	136

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Ouidane Chebbi	Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	Seheb El Rhassel
El Atrous	Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	Seheb El Rhassel
Jebel Ouaoufilal	Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	Seheb El Rhassel
Oum El Jerane	Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	Seheb El Rhassel

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Orthotheca sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : *Orthotheca*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Nododendrina sp. genus	6	*Nododendrina*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Lepidocoleus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Lepidocoleidae : *Lepidocoleus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Ceratiocaris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Ceratiocarididae : *Ceratiocaris*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leonaspis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : *Leonaspis*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Phacops sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : *Phacops*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Cornuproetus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : *Cornuproetus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Protathyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Protathyris*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Svetlania sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Svetlania*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Merista sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristidae : *Merista*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Camarotoechia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : *Camarotoechia*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Linguopugnoides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : *Linguopugnoides*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Arduspirifer arduennensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : Arduspirifer : *Arduspirifer arduennensis*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Quadrithyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Xenomartiniidae : *Quadrithyris*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Globithyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Rhipidiothyrididae : *Globithyris*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptodontella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Douvillinidae : *Leptodontella*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rugoleptaena sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Rugoleptaena*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Machaeracanthus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Acanthodei : Acanthoessidae : *Machaeracanthus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Machaeracanthus peracutus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Acanthodei : Acanthoessidae : Machaeracanthus : *Machaeracanthus peracutus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Brachythoraci suborder	4.3	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Arthrodira : Brachythoraci	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Petridictyum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : *Petridictyum*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Crinoidea class	3	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rhenopyrgus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Edrioasterida : Rhenopyrgidae : *Rhenopyrgus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Pyrgocystis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Pyrgocystidae : *Pyrgocystis*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Panenka sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Praecardiidae : *Panenka*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Spanila sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Spanilidae : *Spanila*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Inoceramus chemungensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Mytilarca : *Inoceramus chemungensis*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Patrocardia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Lunulacardiidae : *Patrocardia*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Grammysioidea superfamily	4.7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysioidea	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Nuculites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : *Nuculites*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Palaeoneilo emarginata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo : *Palaeoneilo emarginata*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Phestia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : *Phestia*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Nuculoidea superfamily	4.7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculoidea	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Eonuculoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Eonuculoma*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Weyeroceras angustus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Auguritidae : Weyeroceras : *Weyeroceras angustus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Lenzites gesinae species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Mimoceratidae : Lenzites : *Lenzites gesinae*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Metabactrites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Mimosphinctidae : *Metabactrites*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Mimosphinctinae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Agoniatitida : Mimosphinctidae : Mimosphinctinae	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Teicherticeras senior species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Agoniatitida : Teicherticeratidae : Teicherticeras : *Teicherticeras senior*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Cyrtobactrites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bactritidae : *Cyrtobactrites*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Devonobactrites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bactritidae : *Devonobactrites*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Trochoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Rutoceratidae : *Trochoceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Archiacoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Archiacoceratidae : *Archiacoceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Parakionoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : *Parakionoceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Temperoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Geisonoceratidae : *Temperoceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Arthrophyllum vermiculare species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Lamellorthoceratidae : Arthrophyllum : *Arthrophyllum vermiculare*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Murchisoniceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : *Murchisoniceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Chebbioceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : *Chebbioceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Infundibuloceras brevimira species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Infundibuloceras : *Infundibuloceras brevimira*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Orthocycloceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : *Orthocycloceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Plagiostomoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : *Plagiostomoceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Neocycloceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae : *Neocycloceras*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Pseudorthoceratidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Crenistriella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bucanellidae : *Crenistriella*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Sinuitina (Sinuitina) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Tropidodiscidae : Sinuitina : *Sinuitina (Sinuitina)*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Orthonychia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : *Orthonychia*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Oriostoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Oriostomatidae : *Oriostoma*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rotellomphalus tardus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Planitrochus : *Rotellomphalus tardus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : *Platyceras (Platyostoma)*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Lukesispira pulchra species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Lukesispira : *Lukesispira pulchra*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Murchisonia (Murchisonia) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Murchisoniidae : Murchisonia : *Murchisonia (Murchisonia)*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Palaeozygopleura sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Palaeozygopleuridae : *Palaeozygopleura*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Pleurotomariinae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Pleurotomariinae	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Nowakia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Nowakiidae : *Nowakia*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

References

Klug C., Kröger B., et al (2008) Ecological Change during the early Emsian (Devonian) in the Tafilalt (Morocco),the Origin of the Ammonoidea,and the First African Pyrgocystid Edrioasteroids,Machaerids and Phyllocarids, Palaeontographica Abteilung A Band 283, 83-176

De Baets K., Klug C., et al (2010) Zlíchovian faunas with early ammonoids from Morocco and their use for the correlation of the eastern Anti-Atlas and the western Dra Valley, Bulletin of Geosciences 85 2, 317-352

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