ammonites
JM4 (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Where: Western High Atlas, Morocco (31.2° N, 7.9° W: paleocoordinates 24.4° N, 2.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Taboulouart Formation, Barremian (130.0 - 125.5 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

• yellow or green marls and marly limestones

Primary reference: J. Rey, J. Canerot, B. Peybernes, K. Tal-Eddine, and J.-P. Thieuloy. 1988. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and sedimentary dynamics of the Lower Cretaceous deposits on the northern side of the western High Atlas (Morocco). Cretaceous Research 9(2):141-158 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement] more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2067: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 21.06.1999