Also known as Oued Khil
Where: Tataouine, Tunisia (33.2° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 15.7° N, 9.7° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Oum ed Diab Member (Aïn el Guettar Formation), Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)
• could pertain to Chenin Mbr (lower Albian), but most of this site has been reassigned to the Oum ed Diab Member.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; coarse-grained sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected in 1995-2005
• All specimens will eventually be stored in the Office National des Mines in Tunis (ONM)
Primary reference: J. Le Loeuff, E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, Y. Laurent, M. Ouaja, C. Souillat, D. Srarfi and H. Tong. 2000. Mesozoic continental vertebrates of Tunisia. In M.-C. Buchy (ed.), 5th European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, Program. Abstracts. Excursion Guides 45 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 116297: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 06.09.2011, edited by Matthew Carrano and Melanie Gagucas
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Somphospondyli indet.4 Wilson and Sereno 1998 sauropod MT 189-194, ONM D 14, ONM SG 10 and ONM SG 13 (four middle and five posterior caudal vertebrae) and ONM SG 15 (right humerus)
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? Actinistia indet. Cope 1870 lobe-finned fish Five hemisegments of lepidotrichia, including OEK9-11
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Lepidotes sp. Agassiz 1832 gar 62 complete, including OEK6, and 10 fragmentary oral hemispherical teeth, 20 marginal teeth, including OEK7, 5 complete pharyngeal teeth, 8 complete scales and 46 fragmentary scales
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