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Marar, Libya

Formation	Marar
Age:	347 - 331 Ma Carboniferous
Interval	Tournaisian
Lithology	shale/sandstone, sandstone, claystone/siltstone, claystone/sandstone, claystone/"limestone", claystone/conglomerate
Number of Collections	18
Number of Occurrences	72

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Awaynat Wanin type sect.	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
Serdeles section	Ghat District, Libya	Marar
2180-III-C-1	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
2280-III-B-18	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
2180-II-B-8	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
2279-I-A-11&12	Sabha District, Libya	Marar
1979-I-A-4/6	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
1979-I-C-6	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
2179-IV-A-11	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
2180-II-C-4	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar
2280-II-C-11/2	Wadi al Shatii District, Libya	Marar

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Aouinet Ouenine I	393 - 388 Ma Devonian	sandstone	3
Aouinet Ouenine II	384 - 372 Ma Devonian	sandstone/"shale", sandstone/siltstone, sandstone, siltstone, siltstone/sandstone	67
Aouinet Ouenine III	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	claystone/sandstone, sandstone/claystone	11
Dabdab	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	sandstone/claystone	2
Quttah	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	sandstone/claystone	17
Tahara	359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic	sandstone/siltstone	16

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Linguaphillipsia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Phillipsiidae : *Linguaphillipsia*	346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous
Oehlertella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : *Oehlertella*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Wadiglossa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Pseudolingulidae : *Wadiglossa*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Athyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Athyris*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cleiothyridina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Cleiothyridina*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Composita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Composita*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Rhipidomella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : *Rhipidomella*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Rhipidomella michelini species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : *Rhipidomella michelini*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Rhynchonellida order	4	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Pleuropugnoides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pugnacidae : *Pleuropugnoides*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cupularostrum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Cupularostrum*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Paurogastroderhynchus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Paurogastroderhynchus*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Brachythyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae : *Brachythyris*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Martinothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Martinothyris*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Phricodothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Phricodothyris*	346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous
Apousiella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : *Apousiella*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Tylothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : *Tylothyris*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Prospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Prospira*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Septosyringothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : *Septosyringothyris*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Syringothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : *Syringothyris*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Balanoconcha sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gillediidae : *Balanoconcha*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Schuchertella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Schuchertella*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Chonetoidea superfamily	4.7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetoidea	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Productida order	4	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Saharonetes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Anopliidae : *Saharonetes*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Acanthatia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Araksalosiidae : *Acanthatia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Chonetidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae	346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous
Pustula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : *Pustula*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Acanthocosta sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Acanthocosta*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Dictyoclostus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Dictyoclostus*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Dictyoclostus semireticulatus species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Dictyoclostus : *Dictyoclostus semireticulatus*	346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous
Marginatia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Marginatia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Setigerites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Setigerites*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Crinoidea class	3	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Chambardia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : *Chambardia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Sanguinolites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Sanguinolites*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Bellerophontidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic

References

Havlicek V, Rohlich P (1987) Devonian and Carboniferous brachiopods from the northern flank of the Murzug Basin (Libya), Sbornik Geologickych Ved: Paleontologie 28, 117-177

Mergl M., Massa D. (1992) Devonian and Lower Carboniferous brachiopods and bivalves from western Libya, Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique 12, 1-115

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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