Tinrhert, Algerian Sahara, CS1 (Cretaceous of Algeria)
Where: Algeria (29.0° N, 9.0° E: paleocoordinates 12.6° N, 6.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: CS1 zone, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• Upper Cenomanian
Environment/lithology: lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. V. Dhondt, N. Malchus, L. Boumaza and E. Jaillaerd. 1999. Cretaceous oysters from North Africa : origin and distribution. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 170(1):67-76 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 185654: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 05.05.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia | |
? Laevigyra luynesi Lartet 1872 oyster
Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster
Amphidonte sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1829 oyster
Costagyra olisiponensis Sharpe 1850 oyster | |
Oscillopha syphax oyster |