Where: Tataouine, Tunisia (32.7° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 17.2° N, 11.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Douiret Sand Member (Douiret Formation), Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; fine-grained sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: F. Fanti, M. Contessi, and F. Franchi. 2012. The “Continental Intercalaire” of southern Tunisia: stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleoecology. Journal of African Earth Sciences 73-74:1-23 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 227053: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 25.08.2022
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes | |
Priohybodus arambourgi d'Erasmo 1960 elasmobranch | |
Reptilia | |
Testudinata indet. Oppel 1811 turtle | |
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Actinopteri | |
Lepidotes sp. Agassiz 1832 gar |