ammonites
Oued R'mel (Paleocene of Tunisia)

Also known as Le Kef

Where: Kef, Tunisia (36.2° N, 8.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.2° N, 6.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zebbeus Formation, Danian (65.5 - 61.7 Ma)

• multiple samples apparently from two different zones in the "Danian part" of the formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

• "Paleocene marls, including a few marly limestones"

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: Louisiana State University collection

Primary reference: G. C. Esker, III. 1968. Danian ostracodes from Tunisia. Micropaleontology 14(3):319-333 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93948: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 07.02.2010

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