Garitas, B1: Priabonian, Western Sahara

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Sirenia indet.
Zouhri et al. 2019
Proboscidea indet.
Zouhri et al. 2019
Reptilia - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Pelagornithidae indet. Fürbringer 1888
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-405 (Fig. 9a–c), portion of left mandible bearing pseudo-teeth (two fragments); FSAC DAK-187 (Fig. 9d–f), small fragment of rostral por- tion of right mandible bearing pseudo-teeth.
Reptilia
Eusuchia indet. (Huxley 1875)
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-310 (Fig. 7n–r), posterior cer- vical vertebra; FSAC DAK-342 (Fig.7d, e), frag- mentary dorsal centrum; FSAC DAK-341 (Fig. 7f–j), lumbar centrum; FSAC DAK-157 (Fig. 7k, l), dorsal osteoderm; FSAC DAK-58/1 (Fig. 7m), partial vent- ral osteoderm; FSAC DAK-156 (Fig. 7v–y) and FSAC DAK-155 (Fig. 7s–u), teeth; FSAC DAK-134 (Fig. 7a–c), partial femur.
Reptilia - Palaeophiidae
Pterosphenus sp. Lucas 1898
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-349 (Fig. 8a–f), FSAC DAK- 350 (Fig. 8g–l), isolated vertebrae.
Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
cf. Cordichelys aff. antiqua (Andrews 1903)
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-58/3 (Fig. 4i, j), plastral frag- ment; FSAC DAK-58/4 and FSAC DAK-121, possible plastral fragments; FSAC DAK-58/6, FSAC DAK- 58/9-10 (Figs 4k, l, 5), FSAC DAK-128, FSAC DAK- 132, FSAC DAK-133 (Figs 4a–c, 5), FSAC DAK-136 (Figs 4d–f, 5), FSAC DAK-185 (Figs 4o–r, 5), FSAC DAK-325/2, peripheral plates (complete or fragment- ary); FSAC DAK-131 (Figs 4m, n, 5), FSAC DAK- 407/1 (first right costal (Fig. 4g, h); and FSAC DAK- 325/2, costal plates (fragmentary). Possible unlocated fragments: FSAC DAK-122, FSAC DAK-139.
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-116/1 (Fig. 6a–d), right sev- enth peripheral plate, posterior extremity of the bridge. FSAC DAK-130 (Fig. 6e, f), possible neural plate.
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-123 (Fig. 6g, h), isolated neural plate; FSAC DAK-127, fragment of neural plate.
Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
cf. Egyptemys sp. Wood et al. 1996
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-58/7 (Fig. 6i, j), FSAC DAK- 138 (Fig. 6k–m), smooth ossicles.
Mammalia - Cetacea - Basilosauridae
cf. Saghacetus sp. Gingerich 1992
Dorudon atrox (Andrews 1906)
Actinopteri - Scombriformes
Scombroidei indet. Bleeker 1859
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-407/2, hypural plate
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
? Scomberomorini indet. (Starks 1910)
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-12, incomplete left dentary (Fig. 3d, e); FSAC DAK-353, fragment of posterior part of right premaxilla (Fig. 3h, i); FSAC DAK-89, fragment of posterior part of premaxilla.
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
? Ariidae indet. Berg 1958
Zouhri et al. 2017
FSAC DAK-189, incomplete dorsal spine
see common names

Geography
Country:Western Sahara
Coordinates: 23.3° North, 16.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.4° North, 19.2° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Samlat Member:Guerran
Stratigraphy comments: late Eocene
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: conglomeratic sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:159113
Authorizer:M. Uhen, E. Vlachos Enterer:M. Uhen, E. Vlachos
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2014-07-27 12:04:42 Last modified:2019-10-28 12:48:16
Access level:the public Released:2014-07-27 12:04:42
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
52063. S. Zouhri, P. D. Gingerich, N. Elboudali, S. Sebti, A. Noubhani, M. Rahali, and S. Meslouh. 2014. New marine mammal faunas (Cetacea and Sirenia) and sea level change in the Samlat Formation, Upper Eocene, near Ad-Dakhla in southwestern Morocco. Comptes Rendus Palevol 13(7):599-610 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/P. Wagner]

Secondary references:

70669 S. Zouhri, P. D. Gingerich, B. Khalloufi, N. Elboudali, A. Amane, W. Bouzarzar, and O. Saddiqi. 2019. The middle-upper Eocene Vertebrate record from Taraya-Laayoune-Dakhla Antlantic Basin (Morocco). International Symposium 60 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
63555 S. Zouhri, B. Khalloufi, E. Bourbon, F. Lapparent Broin, J. C. Rage, L. M'Haidrat, P. D. Gingenrich and N. Elboudali. 2017. Marine vertebrate fauna from the late Eocene Samlat Formation of Ad-Dakhla, southwestern Morocco. Geological Magazine [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]