Dur At-Talah, DT-Loc. 1 (Eocene to of Libya)

Also known as Dur at Talhah; Dor-El-Talha; Dur At-Talah

Where: Sirt, Libya (25.7° N, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 20.2° N, 13.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Middle Eocene to Middle Eocene (48.6 - 33.9 Ma)

• New Idam Unit

Environment/lithology: marine; bioturbated siltstone and white sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: J.-J. Jaeger, K. C. Beard, Y. Chaimanee, M. Salem, M. Benammi, O. Hlal, P. Coster, A. A. Bilal, P. Duringer, M. Schuster, X. Valentin, B. Marandat, L. Marivaux, E. Metais, O. Hammuda and M. Brunet. 2010. Late middle Eocene epoch of Libya yields earliest known radiation of African anthropoids. Nature 467:1095-1098 [C. Beard/C. Beard]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 175361: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 10.12.2015, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Ceratodontiformes - Lepidosirenidae
Protopterus sp.2 Agassiz 1843 african lungfish
Mammalia
 Rodentia -
Protophiomys durattalahensis n. sp.1 Jaeger et al. 2010 rodent
Phiomys hammudai n. sp.1 Jaeger et al. 2010 rodent
 Rodentia - Myophiomyidae
Talahphiomys libycus n. sp.1 Jaeger et al. 2010 rodent
 Primates -
Karanisia arenula n. sp. Jaeger et al. 2010 primate
 Primates - Parapithecidae
Biretia piveteaui de Bonis et al. 1988 monkey
 Primates - Oligopithecidae
Talahpithecus parvus n. gen. n. sp.
Talahpithecus parvus n. gen. n. sp. Jaeger et al. 2010 monkey
 Primates - Afrotarsiidae
Afrotarsius libycus n. sp. Jaeger et al. 2010 monkey
 Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Eotmantsoius perseverans n. gen. n. sp.3 Simons et al. 1991 elephant shrew
Nementchatherium rathbuni n. sp.3 Tabuce et al. 2012 elephant shrew
Actinopteri
 Teleostei -
 Osteoglossiformes - Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus sp.2 Cuvier 1829 aba knifefish
 Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp.2 Cuvier 1816
 Teleostei -
Cladistia
 Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Polypterus sp.2 Lacépède 1803 bichir