Where: Tataouine, Tunisia (32.8° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 16.2° N, 11.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Oum ed Diab Member (Aïn el Guettar Formation), Late/Upper Aptian to Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 109.0 Ma)
• orig. assigned to the Chenini Member, but referred to the lower Oum ed Diab Mbr. in Fanti et al. 2012
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J. Le Loeuff, E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, Y. Laurent, M. Ouaja, C. Souillat, D. Srarfi and H. Tong. 2000. Mesozoic continental vertebrates of Tunisia. In M.-C. Buchy (ed.), 5th European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, Program. Abstracts. Excursion Guides 45 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 163915: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.11.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
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Reptilia | |
Testudinata indet. Oppel 1811 turtle | |
Plesiosauria indet. plesiosaur | |
Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian | |
Iguanodontidae indet. Bonaparte 1850 iguanodontid | |
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Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881 theropod | |
Spinosauridae indet. Stromer 1915 tetanuran theropod | |
Ornithocheiridae indet. pterosaur | |
Osteichthyes | |
Dipnoi indet. lungfish | |
Coelacanthimorpha | |
"Actinistia indet." = Coelacanthimorpha
"Actinistia indet." = Coelacanthimorpha lobe-finned fish | |
Actinopteri | |
Lepidotes sp. Agassiz 1832 gar |