Cyrenaica: Paleogene, Libya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Crustacea indet. BrĂ¼nnich 1772
invalid subgroup of Pancrustacea
Mollusca indet. Linnaeus 1758
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia cf. ziczac (Sowerby 1812)
spelled zic-zac
Reptilia - Crocodilia
Crocodilia indet. Owen 1842
spelled with current rank as Crocodylia
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Halitherium sp. Kaup 1838
nomen dubium belonging to Dugongidae
Pisces
Pisces indet. Linnaeus 1758
synonym of Osteichthyes
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis cf. lyceensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Libya
Coordinates: 31.2° North, 22.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.1° North, 18.2° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene
Key time interval:Paleogene
Age range of interval:66.00000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Cirenaica
Database number:76981
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2007-12-12 11:25:36 Last modified:2007-12-12 13:31:53
Access level:the public Released:2007-12-12 11:25:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26041. V. Simonelli. 1921. Di alcuni fossili terziari raccolti in Cirenaica da Don Vito Zanon. Rendiconto delle R. Accademia delle Scienze Dell' Instituto di Bologna Classe di Scienze Fisiche 25:124-128 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]