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Djebel Tebaga - Lower Biohermal Complex, Tunisia

Formation	Djebel Tebaga
Member	Lower Biohermal Complex
Age:	265 - 260 Ma Permian
Interval	Capitanian
Lithology	shale, "limestone"/dolomite, "limestone"
Number of Collections	5
Number of Occurrences	25

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Locality B4	Medenine, Tunisia	Djebel Tebaga - Lower Biohermal Complex
Locality B11-19	Gabès, Tunisia	Djebel Tebaga - Lower Biohermal Complex
Locality B21	Medenine, Tunisia	Djebel Tebaga - Lower Biohermal Complex
Locality G6	Gabès, Tunisia	Djebel Tebaga - Lower Biohermal Complex

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Cheguimi Sandstone	265 - 260 Ma Permian		3
Djebel Tebaga Biohermal Complex	265 - 260 Ma Permian	shale/"limestone", "limestone", "carbonate"/dolomite, "shale", "limestone"/"shale"	121

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Martinioidea superfamily	4.7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martinioidea	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Lyttoniidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Lyttoniidae	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Stenolaemata class	3	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Tabulata subclass	3.3	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulata	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Crinoidea class	3	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Palaeoneilo tebagaensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Palaeoneilo : *Palaeoneilo tebagaensis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Lyroschizodus djemelensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : Lyroschizodus : *Lyroschizodus djemelensis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Colospongia cortexifera species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Colospongiidae : Colospongia : *Colospongia cortexifera*	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Exotubispongia pustulata species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Exotubispongiidae : Exotubispongia : *Exotubispongia pustulata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Sollasia ostiolata species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Girtyocoeliidae : Sollasia : *Sollasia ostiolata*	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Preperonidella multiosculata species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Preperonidella : *Preperonidella multiosculata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Preverticillites columnella species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Solenolmiidae : Preverticillites : *Preverticillites columnella*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Spica spica species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Spicidae : Spica : *Spica spica*	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Prestellispongia lobata species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Stellispongiellidae : Prestellispongia : *Prestellispongia lobata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Stellispongiella bacilla species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Stellispongiellidae : Stellispongiella : *Stellispongiella bacilla*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Stellispongiella insculpta species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Stellispongiellidae : Stellispongiella : *Stellispongiella insculpta*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Intratubospongia osiensis species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Virgolidae : Intratubospongia : *Intratubospongia osiensis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Preeudea minima species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Virgolidae : Preeudea : *Preeudea minima*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Heliospongia finksi species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Epipolasida : Heliospongiidae : Heliospongia : *Heliospongia finksi*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Pisothalamia spiculata species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Celyphiidae : Pisothalamia : *Pisothalamia spiculata*	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Radiotrabeculopora reticulata species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Disjectoporidae : Radiotrabeculopora : *Radiotrabeculopora reticulata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Yabeina sp. genus	6	Foraminifera : Neoschwagerinidae : *Yabeina*	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Dunbarula sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Dunbarulidae : *Dunbarula*	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian
Chusenella sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae : *Chusenella*	265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian

References

Newell N. D., Rigby J.K., et al (1976) Permian reef complex, Tunisia, Brigham Young University Geology Studies 23 1, 75-112

Boyd D. W., Newell N.D. (1979) Permian pelecypods from Tunisia, American Museum Novitates 2686, 1-22

Senowbari-Daryan B., Rigby J.K. (1988) Upper Permian segmented sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia, Facies 19, 171-250

Rigby J. K., Senowbari-Daryan B. (1996) Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia, University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7, 1-130

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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