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Western High Atlas, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.3,-7.1 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Western High Atlas, oyster biostromes | Trappe J. (1991) | "limestone" | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Porites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Ostrea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Archaeolithothamnium sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Archaeolithothamnion | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
References
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!