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Tataouine - Ghoumrassen, Tataouine, Tunisia
| Formation | Tataouine |
|---|---|
| Member | Ghoumrassen |
| Age: | 166 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Interval | Callovian |
| Lithology | packstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| g4/25/1a | Tataouine, Tunisia | Tataouine - Ghoumrassen |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tataouina | 165 - 156 Ma Jurassic | mudstone | 22 |
| Tataouine | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | grainstone/sandstone, marl/sandstone, marl, grainstone, lime mudstone, sandstone/dolomite, wackestone/marl, mudstone, wackestone, packstone, dolomite, wackestone/lime mudstone, marl/dolomite, sandstone, marl/lime mudstone, wackestone/sandstone, "reef rocks", lime mudstone/wackestone, marl/"reef rocks", marl/wackestone, "limestone"/marl, "limestone" | 1330 |
| Tataouine - Beni Oussid | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | packstone, wackestone | 32 |
| Tataouine - Deni Oussia | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | marl | 13 |
| Tataouine - Krechem el Miit | 166 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | packstone | 4 |
| Techout | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | wackestone/floatstone, wackestone, sandstone | 8 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Amphiastrea piriformisspecies | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Amphiastrea : Amphiastrea piriformis | 166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Cladophyllia minor species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Cladophyllia : Cladophyllia minor | 166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Melikerona parva species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrogyriidae : Melikerona : Melikerona parva | 166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Chomatoseris iranensis species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Penicillaria : Arachnactidae : Chomatoseris : Chomatoseris iranensis | 166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Enallhelia elegans species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Enallhelia : Enallhelia elegans | 166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
| Pandey D. K., Fürsich F. T. (2005) Jurassic corals from the southern Tunisia, Zitteliana A45, 3-34 |
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!
