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Corals of Djebel Siouf, Kairouan, Tunisia

Lat/Long (Decimal)	35.4328,9.78333
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Kairouan, Tunisia

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Corals of Djebel Siouf	Beauvais M., M'Rabet A. (1977)	Sidi Kralif	L'âge de la formation a varié selon les auteurs.	marl	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Acrosmilia minima species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acrosmiliidae : Acrosmilia : *Acrosmilia minima*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fungiastraea excelsa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Fungiastraea : *Fungiastraea excelsa*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cyathophyllia cretacaea species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Cyathophyllia : *Cyathophyllia cretacaea*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Meandrastrea burolleti species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Meandrastrea : *Meandrastrea burolleti*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Meandrastrea rudis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Meandrastrea : *Meandrastrea rudis*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Montlivaltia arcuata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia arcuata*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Montlivaltia cherahilensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia cherahilensis*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Montlivaltia kairouanensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia kairouanensis*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Montlivaltia subdispar species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia subdispar*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Montlivaltia subinflata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia subinflata*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Montlivaltia subturbinata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia subturbinata*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Montlivaltia truncata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia truncata*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhipidogyra minima species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Rhipidogyra : *Rhipidogyra minima*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stylina carthagiensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : *Stylina carthagiensis*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stylina pleionantha species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : *Stylina pleionantha*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Synastrea subconica species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Synastraeidae : Synastrea : *Synastrea subconica*	145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Beauvais M., M'Rabet A. (1977) Les Madreporaires du Berriasien superieur du Djebel Siouf (Axe Nord-Sud, Tunisie Centrale), Notes du Service Géologique de Tunisie 43, 103-137

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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