TY - JOUR T1 - Quantitative Biogeography of the Upper Aalenian-Lower Bajocian Ammonites (Western Tethys): Application of the Multivariate Methods AU - , A. Marok AU - , A. Sebane AU - , L. Mekahli AU - , S. Elmi JO - Online Journal of Earth Sciences VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 113 EP - 118 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1991-7708 DO - ojesci.2007.113.118 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ojesci.2007.113.118 KW - Biogeography KW -ammonites KW -upper aalenian-lower bajocian KW -multivariate method AB - In order to quantify the biogeographic dynamics of ammonites faunas of Upper Aalenian-Lower Bajocian, 9 areas located in Western Tethys were analyzed by the multivariate method (Principal coordinate analysis and calculating similarity index and distance). The results obtained reveal the following facts: -the stability and resemblance during the time of faunas of the Betic Cordillera, Iberian Cordillera, central High Atlas and the Lusitanian basin,-the fluctuation starting from the Laeviuscula zone of Dorset-Somerset, the basin of South-east of France and the folded Middle Atlas. This fluctuation is controlled by several factors: paleotemperature, eustatism, paleogeography, and trophic conditions,-the isolation of faunas of Beni Snassen and Umbria-Marche Apennines. ER -