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Aoufous Caïdat, Errachidia Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
Regional Level Types
Aoufous CaïdatCaïdat
Errachidia CercleCercle
Errachidia ProvinceProvince
Drâa-Tafilalet RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
403619
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:403619:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
قيادة أوفوس, دائرة الرشيدية, إقليم الرشيدية, درعة-تافيلالت, المغرب
French:
Caïdat d'Aoufous, Cercle d'Errachidia, Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet, Maroc


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Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences41
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed513 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ifezouane1899.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Aoufous199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Kem Kem899.6 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Jbel Wawrmast1513 - 505 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Biplanata
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Biplanata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chrysalidina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Chrysalidinidae : Chrysalidina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cuneolina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Cuneolina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudolituonella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Coskinolinidae : Pseudolituonella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochospira
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Trochospira99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Apricardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Requieniidae : Apricardia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eoradiolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Eoradiolites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Icthyosarcolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Ichthyosarcolitidae : Icthyosarcolites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepidotes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepidotes100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stromerichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gigantodontidae : Stromerichthys99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia100.5 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spinosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Spinosauridae : Spinosaurus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eusuchia
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Eusuchia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Spinosauridae : Spinosaurus : Spinosaurus aegyptiacus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylomorpha
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Crocodylomorpha99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Teleostei
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Teleostei100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Carcharodontosauridae : Carcharodontosaurus : Carcharodontosaurus saharicus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudocyclammina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cyclamminidae : Pseudocyclammina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tateltella ranoculata
species
Animalia : Problematica : Mobergellidae : Tateltella : Tateltella ranoculata513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
Dissocladella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Triploporellaceae : Dissocladella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anhangueridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Anhangueridae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Onchopristis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Onchopristis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudinata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stromatoporida
order
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporida99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoceratodus africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ceratodontiformes : Neoceratodontidae : Neoceratodus : Neoceratodus africanus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Onchopristis numidus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Onchopristis : Onchopristis numidus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cisalveolina fraasi
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Alveolinidae : Cisalveolina : Cisalveolina fraasi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Norisophis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Norisophis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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