Middle Jurassic Zoophycos and Chondrites from the Mélah Formation of Saharan Atlas, Algeria

Middle Jurassic Zoophycos and Chondrites from the Mélah Formation of Saharan Atlas, Algeria

The ichnogenera Zoophycos and Chondrites are described for the first time from the Middle Jurassic of Algeria. The trace fossil assemblage recovered from the Mélah Formation contains seven ichnospecies (Chondrites targionii, C. ?intricatus, Zoophycos brianteus, Z. cauda-galli, Zoophycos isp. A, Zoop...

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Main Authors: Fayçal Mekki, Li-Jun Zhang, Olev Vinn, Ursula Toom, Madani Benyoucef, Mohamed Bendella, Emad Bouchemla, Mustapha Bensalah, Mohammed Adaci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2019-10-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
Subjects:
trace fossils
zoophycos
chondrites
deep offshore
aalenian
bajocian
north africa.
Online Access:http://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2019/issue_4/earth-2019-4-190-198.pdf

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