Elles, Elles-II-18-20: Danian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Parvularugogloberina extensa
original and current combination Parvularugoglobigerina
Globigerinidae
Globoconusa daubjergensis (Bronnimann 1953)
5 specimens
Eoglobigerina edita (Subbotina 1953)
1 specimen
original and current combination Globigerina edita
Eoglobigerina eobulloides
Planomalinidae
Globigerinelloides subcarinatus
Heterohelicidae
Heterohelix carinata
Heterohelix globulosa (Ehrenberg 1840)
1 specimen
Heterohelix dentata Stenestad 1968
Heterohelix navarroensis Loeblich 1951
Guembelitria danica
10 specimens
Guembelitria irregularis
29 specimens
Guembelitria trifolia
6 specimens
Guembelitria cretacea Cushman 1933
45 specimens
Pseudoguembelina costulata (Cushman 1938)
Pseudoguembelina kempensis Esker 1968
Globotruncanidae
Rugoglobigerina hexacamerata
Globotruncana esnehensis
Hedbergellidae
Hedbergella holmdelensis Olsson 1964
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia
Coordinates: 35.9° North, 9.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:25.8° North, 7.2° East
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
Stage:Danian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Danian
Age range of interval:66.00000 - 61.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:El Haria
Local section:Elles II Local bed:0.18 - 0.2 m
Stratigraphy comments: biozone P0
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: size fraction 63-38 µm
Metadata
Database number:57249
Authorizer:C. Cervato Enterer:C. Cervato
Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2005-12-13 17:44:26 Last modified:2005-12-13 19:44:26
Access level:the public
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

15481. G. Keller, T. Adatte, W. Stinnesbeck, V. Luciani, N. Karoui-Yaakoub and D. Zaghbib-Turki. 2002. Paleoecology of the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction in planktonic foraminifera. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 178:257-297 [C. Cervato/C. Cervato]