Elles, Elles-II-11.5-15: Maastrichtian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Plummerita hantkeninoides
Globigerinelloides yaucoensis (Pessagno 1960)
1 specimen
original and current combination Planomalina yaucoensis
Hedbergellidae
Hedbergella monmouthensis (Olsson 1960)
2 specimens
Hedbergella holmdelensis Olsson 1964
Globotruncanidae
Gansserina wiedenmayeri
Rosita contusa
Rosita patelliformis
Globotruncanita pettersi
Globotruncanita stuartiformis
Globotruncanita conica (White 1928)
Globotruncanita stuarti (de Lapparent 1918)
Globotruncanella minuta
1 specimen
Globotruncanella petaloidea (Gandolfi 1955)
1 specimen
Globotruncana esnehensis
Globotruncana falsostuarti
Globotruncana insignis
Globotruncana dupeublei
Globotruncana aegyptiaca Nakkady 1950
Globotruncana duwi (Nakkady 1950)
1 specimen
original and current combination Globotruncana aegyptiaca duwi
Globotruncana arca (Cushman 1926)
1 specimen
Globotruncana rosetta Gandolfi 1955
Rugoglobigerina hexacamerata
1 specimen
Rugoglobigerina rotundata
1 specimen
Rugoglobigerina macrocephala Broennimann 1952
Rugoglobigerina rugosa (Plummer 1927)
2 specimens
Rugoglobigerina scotti Broennimann 1952
Heterohelicidae
Gublerina robusta de Klasz 1953
Racemiguembelina intermedia
Racemiguembelina powelli
Racemiguembelina fructicosa (Egger 1900)
Pseudotextularia elegans (Rzehak 1891)
Planoglobulina brazoensis
Pseudotextularia deformis (Kikoine 1948)
original and current combination Guembelina striata deformis
Heterohelix moremani (Cushman 1938)
original and current combination Guembelina moremani
Heterohelix carinata
1 specimen
Heterohelix labellosa
6 specimens
Heterohelix pulchra
1 specimen
Heterohelix dentata Stenestad 1968
22 specimens
Heterohelix striata (Ehrenberg 1840)
Heterohelix globulosa (Ehrenberg 1840)
12 specimens
Heterohelix planata (Cushman 1938)
6 specimens
Heterohelix navarroensis Loeblich 1951
18 specimens
Pseudoguembelina punctulata
1 specimen
Pseudoguembelina hariaensis Nederbragt 1991
1 specimen
Pseudoguembelina palpebra Bronnimann and Brown 1953
1 specimen
Pseudoguembelina costulata (Cushman 1938)
16 specimens
Pseudoguembelina kempensis Esker 1968
2 specimens
Planomalinidae
Globigerinelloides aspera
1 specimen
Globigerinelloides volutus
2 specimens
unclassified
Planoglobulina carseyae (Plummer 1931)
original and current combination Ventilabrella carseyae
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia
Coordinates: 35.9° North, 9.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.8° North, 7.7° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:El Haria
Local section:Elles II Local bed:0.115 - 0.15 m
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: packstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:57397
Authorizer:C. Cervato Enterer:C. Cervato
Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2005-12-13 17:44:33 Last modified:2005-12-13 19:44:33
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]