Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco
A rich rugose coral assemblage has been recorded from a biostrome at the top of the Djebel Ouarkziz Fm. in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco. It is composed of 10 genera and 14 species, of which 5 are new: Dibunophyllum bipartitum, Arachnolasma sp., Palaeosmilia murchisoni, Palaeosmilia ressoti, Palastr...
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ftunivalenciaojs:oai:ojs.uv.es:article/17858 2023-05-15T14:57:58+02:00 Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco Rodríguez, Sergio Somerville, Ian D Said, Ismael Cózar, Pedro 2020-07-20 application/pdf https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/sjpalaeontology/article/view/17858 https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.28.2.17858 eng eng Sociedad Española de Paleontología (SEP) https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/sjpalaeontology/article/view/17858/15735 https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/sjpalaeontology/article/view/17858 doi:10.7203/sjp.28.2.17858 Copyright (c) 2020 Spanish Journal of Palaeontology Spanish Journal of Palaeontology; Vol. 28, Núm. 2 (2013): SPANISH JOURNAL OF PALAEONTOLOGY; 253-282 2660-9568 2255-0550 PALEONTOLOGÍA DE INVERTEBRADOS TAXONOMÍA SISTEMÁTICA Rugosa biostrome Djebel Ouarkziz Tindouf Basin Carboniferous Morocco info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article Artículo revisado por pares 2020 ftunivalenciaojs https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.28.2.17858 2023-02-09T18:33:46Z A rich rugose coral assemblage has been recorded from a biostrome at the top of the Djebel Ouarkziz Fm. in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco. It is composed of 10 genera and 14 species, of which 5 are new: Dibunophyllum bipartitum, Arachnolasma sp., Palaeosmilia murchisoni, Palaeosmilia ressoti, Palastraea regia, Siphonodendron tindoufense sp. nov., Siphonodendron ouarkzizense sp. nov., Diphyphyllum maximum, Axophyllum moroccoense sp. nov., Gangamophyllum sp., Axoclisia sahariense sp. nov., Axoclisia cf. coronata, Actinocyathus sarytschevae and Actinocyathus mariae sp. nov. It represents essentially a Mississippian-type coral fauna but with some evolved species. However, its age, as determined by foraminifers, is early Bashkirian (Early Pennsylvanian). The presence of Mississippian-like corals in the Bashkirian indicates that the epicontinental basins in northern Gondwana (Saharan basins) were a refuge for coral faunas during the late Serpukhovian extinction event. The persistence of the Mississippian assemblages in the Bashkirian from northern Gondwana was probably due to a combination of warm waters and tectonic stability. The coral assemblage from the Tindouf biostrome is similar to those corals recorded from Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada and Novaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia where similar tropical warm water conditions have been identified during the Bashkirian in the northern hemisphere Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ellesmere Island Novaya Zemlya Universitat de València: Open Journal Systems Arctic Canada Ellesmere Island Rugosa ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-62.633,-62.633) Spanish Journal of Palaeontology 28 2 253 |
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PALEONTOLOGÍA DE INVERTEBRADOS TAXONOMÍA SISTEMÁTICA Rugosa biostrome Djebel Ouarkziz Tindouf Basin Carboniferous Morocco Rodríguez, Sergio Somerville, Ian D Said, Ismael Cózar, Pedro Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco |
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A rich rugose coral assemblage has been recorded from a biostrome at the top of the Djebel Ouarkziz Fm. in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco. It is composed of 10 genera and 14 species, of which 5 are new: Dibunophyllum bipartitum, Arachnolasma sp., Palaeosmilia murchisoni, Palaeosmilia ressoti, Palastraea regia, Siphonodendron tindoufense sp. nov., Siphonodendron ouarkzizense sp. nov., Diphyphyllum maximum, Axophyllum moroccoense sp. nov., Gangamophyllum sp., Axoclisia sahariense sp. nov., Axoclisia cf. coronata, Actinocyathus sarytschevae and Actinocyathus mariae sp. nov. It represents essentially a Mississippian-type coral fauna but with some evolved species. However, its age, as determined by foraminifers, is early Bashkirian (Early Pennsylvanian). The presence of Mississippian-like corals in the Bashkirian indicates that the epicontinental basins in northern Gondwana (Saharan basins) were a refuge for coral faunas during the late Serpukhovian extinction event. The persistence of the Mississippian assemblages in the Bashkirian from northern Gondwana was probably due to a combination of warm waters and tectonic stability. The coral assemblage from the Tindouf biostrome is similar to those corals recorded from Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada and Novaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia where similar tropical warm water conditions have been identified during the Bashkirian in the northern hemisphere |
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Rodríguez, Sergio Somerville, Ian D Said, Ismael Cózar, Pedro |
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Rodríguez, Sergio Somerville, Ian D Said, Ismael Cózar, Pedro |
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Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco |
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Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco |
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Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco |
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Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco |
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Mississippian-like rugose corals from a Bashkirian biostrome in the Tindouf Basin, S. Morocco |
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mississippian-like rugose corals from a bashkirian biostrome in the tindouf basin, s. morocco |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Novaya Zemlya |
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