Sidi-Brahim: Messinian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Archaeotetrodon cerrinaferoni
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin 1789)
original and current combination Salmo muelleri
Argyropelecus logearti Arambourg 1929
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Paralepis albyi (Sauvage 1870)
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum columnae (Sauvage 1873)
Myctophum dorsale (Sauvage 1870)
Gaudant 2008
sensu lato
Myctophum licatae Sauvage 1880
Gaudant 2008
sensu lato
Myctophum probenoiti Arambourg 1927
recombined as Hygophum probenoiti
Actinopteri - Lampridiformes - Trachipteridae
Trachipterus mauritanicus Carnevale 2004
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros albyi (Sauvage 1880)
original and current combination Podopteryx albyi
Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Belonidae
Scomberesox licatae Sauvage 1880
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus albyi Sauvage 1870
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Scombriformes
Hemithyrsites armatus (Sauvage 1873)
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus sp. Gouan 1770
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Haemulidae
Orthopristis proronchus Arambourg 1927
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Caproidae
Capros arambourgi
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Paracalamus doumergui Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sardina ? crassa Sauvage 1880
Gaudant 2008
Alosa elongata Agassiz 1842
Arambourg 1927
Etrumeus sp. Bleeker 1853
Gaudant 2008
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria
Coordinates: 35.9° North, 0.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.8° North, 0.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Messinian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Messinian
Age range of interval:7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
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:186583
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-06-26 15:22:46 Last modified:2021-11-19 08:35:08
Access level:the public Released:2017-06-26 15:22:46
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

62554. W. Landini and E. Menesini. 1984. Messinian marine fish communities of the Mediterranean Sea. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali Serie A 91:279-290 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

78439 C. Arambourg. 1927. Les Poissons fossiles d'Oran. Materiaux Pour la Carte Geologique de l'Algerie, 1re Serie, Paleontologie 6:1-298 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
62555 J. Gaudant. 2008. Paléobiodiversité et paléoenvironnements: l’exemple des gisements de poissons téléostéens du Messinien préévaporitique d’Oran et du bassin du Chélif (Algérie). Geodiversitas 30(1):141-163 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]