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Bent Saidane, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
| Formation | Bent Saidane |
|---|---|
| Age: | 172 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Interval | Humphresianum |
| Lithology | marl |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Djebel Zaghouan | Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia | Bent Saidane |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kef el Orma | 176 - 172 Ma Jurassic | limestone | 9 |
| Oust | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | limestone, grainstone | 134 |
| Staa | 174 - 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | limestone, marl, "shale" | 79 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Bositra sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : Bositra | 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic |
 Stephanoceras sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Stephanoceratidae : Stephanoceras | 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
| Rakús M., Guex J. (2002) Les ammonites du jurassique inférieur et moyen de la dorsal tunisienne, Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 39, 1-149 |
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!
