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Argana Caïdat, Ouled Teima Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Moroccoi
Regional Level Types
Argana CaïdatCaïdat
Ouled Teima CercleCercle
Taroudant ProvinceProvince
Souss-Massa RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
404985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404985:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Caïdat d'Argana, Cercle d'Ouled Teima, Taroudannt, Souss-Massa, Maroc


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Fossils

There are 16 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences60
Youngest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed305 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Unit B1937.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Timezgadiouine - Aglegal13247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Timezgadiouine - Tanamert5252.17 - 247.2 Ma (Phanerozoic)
Ikakern - Tourbihine15259.9 - 252.17 Ma (Permian)
Oued Issène8304.8 - 303.4 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhynchosauroides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Rhynchosauroides252.17 - 242 Ma
Phanerozoic
Pareiasauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauria259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Chirotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Atreipus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Atreipus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Rotodactylus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rotodactylidae : Rotodactylus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium barthii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : Chirotherium barthii247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Synaptichnium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Synaptichniidae : Synaptichnium252.17 - 242 Ma
Phanerozoic
Alethopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Moradisaurinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Captorhinidae : Moradisaurinae259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Arganaceras vacanti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Arganaceras : Arganaceras vacanti259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Diplocaulus minimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : Diplocaulus : Diplocaulus minimus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Procolophonichnium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonichnium247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Sphenobaiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Neuropteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Neuropteris298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Pecopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Phyloblatta
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Archimylacridae : Phyloblatta304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Poroblattina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Poroblattinidae : Poroblattina304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Phyloblatta occidentalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phyloblattidae : Phyloblatta : Phyloblatta occidentalis304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Anthracoblattina gigantea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Anthracoblattinidae : Anthracoblattina : Anthracoblattina gigantea304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Spiloblattina pygmaea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Spiloblattinidae : Spiloblattina : Spiloblattina pygmaea304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Compsoblatta
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Compsoblatta304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Sysciophlebia grata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Spiloblattinidae : Sysciophlebia : Sysciophlebia grata304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Annularia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Annularia298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Isochirotherium coureli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Chirotheriidae : Isochirotherium : Isochirotherium coureli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Protochirotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Protochirotherium252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Amphisauropus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Amphisauropus259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Dromopus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauroidae : Dromopus259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Pachypes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pachypes259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Hyloidichnus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Captorhinidae : Hyloidichnus259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Erpetopus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Erpetopus259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Spongeliomorpha carlsbergi
species
Spongeliomorpha : Spongeliomorpha carlsbergi259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Striatichnium natalis
species
Striatichnium : Striatichnium natalis259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Walchia
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : Walchia298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 16 fossil localities

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