Oran, Ravin blanc (Miocene of Algeria)
Where: Algeria (35.7° N, 0.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 0.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 186585: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.06.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri | |
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside | |
Paralepis sp. Cuvier 1816 | |
Gymnammodytes oranensis Carnevale 2004 | |
Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758 | |
Merluccius cf. merluccius Linnaeus 1758 European hake | |
Gadiculus sp. Guichenot 1850 | |
Bregmaceros albyi Sauvage 1880 | |
"Parapristopoma prohumile" = Parapristipoma
"Parapristopoma prohumile" = Parapristipoma sweetlips | |
Chilomycterus acanthodes Sauvage 1870 | |
"Diplodus oranensis" = Sargus oranensis
"Diplodus oranensis" = Sargus oranensis Woodward 1901 | |
Boops roulei Arambourg 1927 perch-like fish | |
Epinephelus casottii perch-like fish | |
Chelifichthys goujeti n. gen. n. sp.
Chelifichthys goujeti n. gen. n. sp. Carnevale 2006 | |
Ariomma geslini Carnevale and Bannikov 2006 | |
Syngnathus albyi Sauvage 1870 pipefish | |
Trachurus trachurus Linnaeus 1758 | |
Microchirus abropteryx Sauvage 1870 flatfish | |
Myctophum dorsale Sauvage 1870 lanternfish | |
Alosa elongata Agassiz 1842 herring
Spratelloides gracilis Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring
Sardina ? crassa Sauvage 1880 herring
Etrumeus boulei Arambourg 1925 herring |