Shamalama Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Does anyone know of any papers that refer to the species Morocconites malloides? More specifically I am interested to know what formation it comes from in Morocco. I read the paper by Edgecombe: Edgecombe, G.D. (1991). Morocconites Struve, 1989, a Devonian Acastine Trilobite (Calmoniidae: Acastinae). American Museum Novitates, Number 2998 ...but it does not go into detail as to the layer in which they are found. Thanks for the help! Dave -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Unfortunately the information is sparse. Here is Struve's type locality also referenced in Edgecombe's thesis: Holotype: Fairly complete specimen, with partially preserved integument, SMF 36834, Type locality: Alnif (about 88 km W.S.W. of Erfoud) area, Maïder, northwest Sahara, Morocco, North Africa. Type stratum: gray, pure, fine-grained, finely sparitic detrital limestone of Devonian age (Emsian or Eifelian). Boucot, A.J., McClure, H.A., Alvarez, F., Ross, J.R.P., Taylor, D.W., Struve, W., Savage, N.N., & Turner, S. (1989) New Devonian fossils from Saudi Arabia and their biogeographical affinities. Senckenbergiana lethaea, 69(5-6):535-597 Edgecombe, G.D. (1992) Systematic studies on the trilobite order Phacopida. PhD Thesis, Columbia University, 692 pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thanks Scott. Hopefully someone will publish some more info in the future. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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