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Native Gold

Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Magnetite

Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Native Gold, etc.

Aouint Yghomane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Native Gold

Aouint Yghomane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Native Gold

Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Magnetite

Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Native Gold, etc.

Aouint Yghomane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Native Gold

Aouint Yghomane, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Native Gold

Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Magnetite

Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

Neighbouring regions:

Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco

Tindouf Province, Algeria

Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania

Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Type:

Region

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Guelmim	98,229 (2016)
Tan-Tan	61,924 (2016)
Sidi Ifni	20,000 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

121040

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:121040:1

GUID (UUID V4):

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Arabic:

كلميم وادي نون, المغرب

French:

Guelmim-Oued Noun, Maroc

German:

Guelmim-Oued Noun, Marokko

Italian:

Guelmim-Oued Noun, Marocco

Russian:

Гулимим-, Марокко

Simplified Chinese:

蓋勒敏-農河大區, 摩洛哥

Spanish:

Guelmim-Río Noun, Marruecos

Berber:

ⴳⵍⵎⵉⵎ-ⵡⴰⴷ ⵏⵓⵏ, ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ

Catalan:

Guelmim-Oued Noun, Marroc

Farsi/Persian:

کلمیم واد نون, مراکش

Hungarian:

Guelmim-Oued Noun, Marokkó

Japanese:

ゲルミン＝オウィド・ノウン地方, モロッコ

Korean:

겔밈웨드눈 지방, 모로코

Lithuanian:

Gelimimo-, Marokas

Polish:

Kulmim-, Maroko

Ukrainian:

Гельмім-, Марокко

Urdu:

کلمیم-وادی نون, مراکش

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

25 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'L4-6 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ Shergottite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54565

ⓘ Baddeleyite

Formula: ZrO₂

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Lindner, M., Hezel, D. C., Gerdes, A., Marschall, H. R., & Brenker, F. E. (2022). Young magmatism and Si‐rich melts on Mars as documented in the enriched gabbroic shergottite NWA 6963. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 57(11), 2017-2041.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ Chlorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54565

ⓘ Clinoenstatite

Formula: MgSiO₃

Locality: NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Specimen from Soenke Stolze and related, analysed specimen from Mikon MineralienIdentification: Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Localities:

NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Ain Kerma Project, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.agricolaresources.com (n.d.) http://www.agricolaresources.com/

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54565

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

Localities:

NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Specimen from Soenke Stolze and related, analysed specimen from Mikon MineralienIdentification: Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Specimen from Soenke Stolze and related, analysed specimen from Mikon MineralienIdentification: Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

Locality: NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Specimen from Soenke Stolze and related, analysed specimen from Mikon MineralienIdentification: Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54565

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54565

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54565

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Ain Kerma Project, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Toufrite Project, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Specimen from Soenke Stolze and related, analysed specimen from Mikon MineralienIdentification: Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Azougar N’Tilili deposit, Tan-Tan Cercle, Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.onhym.com (n.d.) http://www.onhym.com/ONHYM/pdf/ANG/promotion%20sheets/Azougar%20N%27tilili%2002-09_English.pdf

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Ni,Fe)

Locality: NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Specimen from Soenke Stolze and related, analysed specimen from Mikon MineralienIdentification: Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ Tranquillityite

Formula: (Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: NWA 3009, Zag Pachalik, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

Specimen from Soenke Stolze and related, analysed specimen from Mikon MineralienIdentification: Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ Ulvöspinel

Formula: TiFe²⁺₂O₄

Locality: Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963), Tan-Tan Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco

References:

www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54565

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Ni,Fe)
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Ulvöspinel	4.BB.05	TiFe²⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Baddeleyite	4.DE.35	ZrO₂
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
ⓘ	Chlorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Tranquillityite	9.AG.90	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
ⓘ	Clinoenstatite	9.DA.10	MgSiO₃
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Maskelynite'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
O	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
O	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Ti	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Fe	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
Zr	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

There are 54 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

478 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Tizi Ambed	4	443.4 - 438.5 Ma (Silurian)
First Bani - d’Igzert	1	460.9 - 457.5 Ma (Ordovician)
First Bani - Taddrist	3	466 - 460.9 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Upper Fezouata - Middle	16	477.7 - 466 Ma (Ordovician)
Upper Fezouata - Lower	21	477.7 - 470 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Nephrotheca genus	Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : *Nephrotheca*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Pauxillites genus	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : *Pauxillites*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Cardiolaria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : *Cardiolaria*	466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Cyrtodontula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : *Cyrtodontula*	466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Redonia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Redoniidae : *Redonia*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Anatifopsis genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora : Mitrata : Kirkocystidae : *Anatifopsis*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Ampyx genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : *Ampyx*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Apatokephalus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : *Apatokephalus*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Acastella genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : *Acastella*	423 - 391.9 Ma Paleozoic
Bathycheilus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Bathycheilidae : *Bathycheilus*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Colpocoryphe genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : *Colpocoryphe*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Ormathops genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Diaphanometopidae : *Ormathops*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Placoparia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : *Placoparia*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Plaesiacomia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : *Plaesiacomia*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Toletanaspis genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : *Toletanaspis*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Euorthisina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Euorthisinidae : *Euorthisina*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Ranorthis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Ranorthidae : *Ranorthis*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Tarfaya genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Heterorthidae : *Tarfaya*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Tissintia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Heterorthidae : *Tissintia*	466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Chauvelicystis genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora : Cornuta : Cothurnocystidae : *Chauvelicystis*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Scyphocrinites genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Scyphocrinitidae : *Scyphocrinites*	423 - 391.9 Ma Paleozoic
Diplograptus genus	Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : *Diplograptus*	443.4 - 440.8 Ma Silurian
Monograptus genus	Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Monograptidae : *Monograptus*	440.8 - 391.9 Ma Paleozoic
Schizograptus genus	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : *Schizograptus*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Phocoena phocoena species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Phocoenidae : Phocoena : *Phocoena phocoena*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Carcassonnella courtessolei species	Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Cyrtonellida : Carcassonnellidae : Carcassonnella : *Carcassonnella courtessolei*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Thoralispira laevis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Thoralispira : *Thoralispira laevis*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Hemiprionodonta lusitanica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glyptarcidae : Hemiprionodonta : *Hemiprionodonta lusitanica*	460.9 - 457.5 Ma Ordovician
Climacograptus scalaris species	Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Climacograptus : *Climacograptus scalaris*	443.4 - 440.8 Ma Silurian
Balantiocystis genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea : *Balantiocystis*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Monograptus priodon species	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Monograptidae : Monograptus : *Monograptus priodon*	440.8 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Parakidograptus acuminatus species	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Parakidograptus : *Parakidograptus acuminatus*	443.4 - 440.8 Ma Silurian
Paratetragraptus approximatus species	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Phyllograptidae : Paratetragraptus : *Paratetragraptus approximatus*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Tetragraptus quadribrachiatus species	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Tetragrapta : Tetragraptus : *Tetragraptus quadribrachiatus*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Tetragraptus reclinatus species	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Tetragrapta : Tetragraptus : *Tetragraptus reclinatus*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician

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