Oued R'mel (Paleocene of Tunisia)

Also known as Le Kef

Where: Kef, Tunisia (36.2° N, 8.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.0° N, 6.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zebbeus Formation, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• multiple samples apparently from two different zones in the "Danian part" of the formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

• "Paleocene marls, including a few marly limestones"

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: Louisiana State University collection

Primary reference: G. C. Esker, III. 1968. Danian ostracodes from Tunisia. Micropaleontology 14(3):319-333 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93948: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 07.02.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherella meijeri n. sp. ostracod
 Podocopida - Xestoleberididae
Xestoleberis tunisiensis n. sp. ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Krithe echolsae n. sp. ostracod
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Cythereis coronata n. sp. ostracod
Cythereis sp. Jones 1849 ostracod
Isocythereis acies n. sp. ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Cytheropteron lekefense n. sp. ostracod
 Podocopida - Bythocyprididae
Bythocypris gohrbandti n. sp. ostracod
"Bythocypris" adunca n. sp. ostracod
"Bythocypris" sp. Brady 1880 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Paracypris "sp. A" Sars 1866 ostracod
Paracypris "sp. B" Sars 1866 ostracod
 Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Pontocyprella recurva n. sp. ostracod