Raz-el-Ain: Messinian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Oranobothus arambourgi
Gaudant 2008
Syacium oranensis
Landini and Menesini 1984
Halobatrachus didactylus
Landini and Menesini 1984
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Messiphoca mauretanica n. gen., n. sp. Muizon 1981
Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Physeteridae indet. Gray 1821
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae
Muraena saheliensis n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Trigla (Chelidonichthys) macroptera Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin 1789)
Landini and Menesini 1984
original and current combination Salmo muelleri
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
Gonostoma albyi (Sauvage 1873)
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Synodus avus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Paralepis albyi (Sauvage 1870)
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Leptoscopidae
Neopercis mesogea n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Zeiformes - Zeidae
Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Razelainia paradoxa Carnevale 2007
Gaudant 2008
Razelainia paradoxa n. gen., n. sp. Carnevale 2007
Carnevale 2007
Actinopteri - Gadiformes
Brosme murdjadjensis
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadiculus cf. jonas
Gaudant 2008
Brosmius murdjadjensis n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
recombined as Gaidropsarus murdjadjensis
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros albyi (Sauvage 1880)
Arambourg 1927
original and current combination Podopteryx albyi
Actinopteri - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Microcentrum melitense (Woodward 1887)
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Pagellus leptosomus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Sparus cinctus Agassiz 1843
Gaudant 2008
Sparus compactus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Sparus neogenus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Paracalamus doumergui Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Crenidens intermedius n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Box roulei n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Pagrus mauritanicus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Dentex barbarus Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Boops roulei Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Perciformes
Apogonoides cottreaui n. sp.
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae
Epinephelus casottii
Gaudant 2008
Epinephelus longispinis Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Epinephelus progigas n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus 1758)
Gaudant 2008
Serranus scriba (Linnaeus 1758)
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena boulei n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Scorpaena jeanneli n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cepolidae
Cepola cuneata n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Diplodus oranensis (Woodward 1901)
Gaudant 2008
original and current combination Sargus oranensis
Diplodus sp. Rafinesque 1810
Gaudant 2008
Diplodus jomnitanus (Valencienes 1844)
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Malacanthidae
Branchiostegus mesogeus
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Haemulidae
Parapristipoma prohumile n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Orthopristis proronchus Arambourg 1927
Gaudant 2008
Pomadasys proronchus
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon ficheuri n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
recombined as Chaetodon (Arambourgchaetodon) ficheuri
Chaetodon ficheuri n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
recombined as Chaetodon (Arambourgchaetodon) ficheuri
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Crenilabrus woodwardi (Kramberger 1891)
Arambourg 1927
recombined as Symphodus woodwardi
Crenilabrus pellegrini n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Antennariidae
Antennarius monodi Carnevale and Pietsch 2006
Gaudant 2008
Antennarius monodi n. sp. Carnevale and Pietsch 2006
Carnevale and Pietsch 2006 1 specimen
Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius budegassa Spinola 1807
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Caproidae
Capros arambourgi
Gaudant 2008
Capros aper Lacepede 1921
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Solea vulgaris
Landini and Menesini 1984
Solea cuneiformis
Gaudant 2008
Solea proocellata Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Solea proocellata n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Solea cf. solea (Linnaeus 1758)
Gaudant 2008
synonym of Solea rotunda
Solea solea (Linnaeus 1758)
Arambourg 1927
synonym of Solea rotunda
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae
Citharichthys oranensis n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Achiridae
Achirus mediterraneus Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Achirus mediterraneus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus sauvagei d'Erasmo 1930
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Microchirus abropteryx (Sauvage 1870)
Gaudant 2008
Microchirus abropteryx (Sauvage 1870)
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Carangiformes - Carangidae
Seriola dallonii Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus 1758)
Landini and Menesini 1984
Caranx (Decapterus) prorusselli n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Caranx prorusselli Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Xiphiorhynchus courcelli Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Pomacentridae
Chromis savornini n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil ornatus Arambourg 1927
Gaudant 2008
Mugil ornatus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Blenniiformes - Blenniidae
Tripterygion pronasus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Clinus (Labrisomus) pronuchipinnis n. sp.
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Pseudochromidae
Latilus mesogeus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Belonidae
Scomberesox licatae Sauvage 1880
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobius brivesi n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Gobius ehrmanni Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Gobius ehrmanni n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Gobius razelaini n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Gobius xiphurus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Gobius anthonyi n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Gobius aidouri n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomber colias Gmelin 1789
Landini and Menesini 1984
Sarda roulei Arambourg 1927
Landini and Menesini 1984
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus proargenteus n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus albyi Sauvage 1870
Arambourg 1927
Actinopteri - Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
Batrachoides didactylus Bloch-Schneider 1801
Gaudant 2008
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum edwardsi (Sauvage 1870)
Arambourg 1927
recombined as Diaphus edwardsi
Myctophum probenoili n. sp.
Arambourg 1927
Myctophum columnae (Sauvage 1873)
Arambourg 1927
Myctophum licatae Sauvage 1880
Gaudant 2008
sensu lato
Myctophum dorsale (Sauvage 1870)
Gaudant 2008
sensu lato
Myctophum microsoma Sauvage 1870
Arambourg 1927
recombined as Lampanyctus microsoma
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sahelinia gregaria (de Bosniaski 1878)
Arambourg 1927
Etrumeus boulei Arambourg 1925
Landini and Menesini 1984
Sardina ? crassa Sauvage 1880
Gaudant 2008
Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck and Schlegel 1846)
Gaudant 2008
Spratelloides lemoinei n. sp. Arambourg 1927
Arambourg 1927
Alosa elongata Agassiz 1842
Arambourg 1927
Alosa crassa Sauvage 1873
Arambourg 1927
Trigonodontidae
Trigonodon jugleri (Münster 1846)
Gaudant 2008
Trigonodon oweni Sismonda 1846
Landini and Menesini 1984
synonym of Trigonodon jugleri
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria State/province:Oran
Coordinates: 35.7° North, 0.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.6° North, 0.8° West
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
Formation:Raz-el-Ain
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:59256
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-03-21 18:12:47 Last modified:2021-10-29 12:36:01
Access level:the public Released:2006-03-21 18:12:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

16943. C. Muizon. 1981. Premier signalment de Monachinae (Phocidae, Mammalia) dans le Sahelien (Miocene Superieur) d'Oran (Algerie). Palaeovertebrata 11(5):181-194 [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]
46366 G. Bianucci and W. Landini. 2002. Change in diversity, ecological significance and biogeographical relationships of the Mediterranean Miocene toothed whale fauna. Geobios Mémoire spécial 24:19-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
76574 G. Carnevale. 2007. New gadiform fishes (Teleostei, Gadiformes) from the Miocene of Algeria. Journal of African Earth Sciences 47:95-111 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
63420 G. Carnevale and T. W. Pietsch. 2006. Filling the gap: a fossil frogfish, genus Antennarius (Teleostei, Lophiiformes, Antennariidae), from the Miocene of Algeria. Journal of Zoology 270:448-457 [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]
33106 P. D. Gingerich. 2010. Cetacea. In L. Werdelin & W. J. Sanders (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of Africa 873-899 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
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]