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Bir Remtsa, Tataouine, Tunisia

Lat/Long (Decimal)	32.7333,10.4833
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Tataouine, Tunisia

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Bir Remtsa	Cox L. R. (1969)	Tataouine		"limestone"	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Bir Remtsa	Beauvais L. (1966)	Tataouine		"reef rocks"	166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Epithyris sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : *Epithyris*	166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic
Amphiastrea piriformis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Amphiastrea : *Amphiastrea piriformis*	166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic
Bussonastrea tricalix species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Bussonastrea : *Bussonastrea tricalix*	166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic
Aggomorphastraea sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : *Aggomorphastraea*	166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ampullina (Ampullospira) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina : *Ampullina (Ampullospira)*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Pseudomelania (Oonia) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelaniidae : Pseudomelania : *Pseudomelania (Oonia)*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Pietteia tatahouinensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Pietteia : *Pietteia tatahouinensis*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Ataphrus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Ataphridae : *Ataphrus*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Ataphrus labadyei species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ataphridae : Ataphrus : *Ataphrus labadyei*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Nummocalcar bussoni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Nummocalcar : *Nummocalcar bussoni*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Procerithium (Cosmocerithium) dorvali species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Procerithiidae : Procerithium : *Procerithium (Cosmocerithium) dorvali*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Rhabdocolpus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Procerithiidae : *Rhabdocolpus*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic

References

Beauvais L. (1966) Etude des Madréporaires jurassiques du Sahara tunisien, Annales de Paléontologie (Invertébrates) 52 2, 115-152

Dubar G. (1967) Brachiopodes Jurassiques du Sahara Tunisien [Jurassic brachiopods from the Tunisian Sahara], Annales de Paleontologie, Invertebres 53, 1-71

Cox L. R. (1969) Gasteropodes Jurassiques du Sud-Est Tunisien [Jurassic gastropods from SE Tunisia], Annales de Paleontologie, Invertebres 55 2, 241-268

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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