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River Mellah, Essaouira Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.0333,-9.66667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Essaouira Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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River Mellah | Lecointre G. (1952) | Tyrrhenian | not reported | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Nassa (Amycla) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Nassa : Nassa (Amycla) | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Pisania sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Pisania | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Conus mediterraneus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus mediterraneus | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Nassarius incrassatus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius incrassatus | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Margarites (Margarites) groenlandicus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Margarites : Margarites (Margarites) groenlandicus | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Lecointre G. (1952) Recherches sur le Neogene et le Quaternaire marins de la cote Atlantique du Maroc, Publications du Service geologique du Maroc 99 1,2 |
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!