Level 6, Aptian, Bou-Saada, Algeria: Late/Upper Aptian, Algeria
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Orbitolinidae
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Orbitolina conoidea
Gras 1852
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| synonym of Orbitolina discoideaconoidea | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Salenioida
- Saleniidae
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Salenia prestensis
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Bivalvia
- Hippuritida
- Radiolitidae
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Agriopleura marticensis
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| Initially listed as Agria marticensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hippuritida
- Requieniidae
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Pseudotoucasia aff. santanderensis
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Algeria | County: | Bordj Oultem |
| Coordinates: | 36.8° North, 4.6° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 22.3° North, 9.8° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 632 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 2-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 119.50000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,gray lithified "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | deep subtidal ramp |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | difficult macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | surface (float),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 40790 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Villier | Enterer: | L. Villier |
| Modifier: | L. Villier | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-01 01:28:25 | Last modified: | 2004-07-01 04:28:25 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-01 01:28:25 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11021. | J. Emberger. 1954. Note sur la stratigraphie et la paléontologie de l'Aptien de Bordj Oultem, région de Bou Sâada (Dép. d'Alger), Algérie. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 4(1-3):145-150 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier] |