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

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Paralepis sp. Cuvier 1816
 Acanthomorphata - Ammodytidae
Gymnammodytes oranensis Carnevale 2004
 Zeiformes - Zeidae
Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius cf. merluccius Linnaeus 1758 European hake
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadiculus sp. Guichenot 1850
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros albyi Sauvage 1880
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
"Parapristopoma prohumile" = Parapristipoma
"Parapristopoma prohumile" = Parapristipoma sweetlips
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
 Acanthomorphata - Chaetodontidae
 Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
 Spariformes - Sparidae
"Diplodus oranensis" = Sargus oranensis
"Diplodus oranensis" = Sargus oranensis Woodward 1901
 Spariformes - Centracanthidae
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Boops roulei Arambourg 1927 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Epinephelus casottii perch-like fish
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomber colias Gmelin 1789
Sarda roulei Arambourg 1927
Euthynnus sp. Jordan and Gilbert 1882
 Scombriformes - Gempylidae
Chelifichthys goujeti n. gen. n. sp.
Chelifichthys goujeti n. gen. n. sp. Carnevale 2006
 Scombriformes - Nomeidae
Ariomma geslini Carnevale and Bannikov 2006
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus albyi Sauvage 1870 pipefish
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus trachurus Linnaeus 1758
 Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Microchirus abropteryx Sauvage 1870 flatfish
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum licatae Sauvage 1880 lanternfish
sensu lato
Myctophum dorsale Sauvage 1870 lanternfish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Alosa elongata Agassiz 1842 herring
Spratelloides gracilis Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring
Sardina ? crassa Sauvage 1880 herring
Etrumeus boulei Arambourg 1925 herring