Qa' Faydat ad Dahikiya: Priabonian, Jordan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Discoithina distincta
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Sirenia
- Dugongidae
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Halitherium sp.
Kaup 1838
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Dugongidae | ||||||||||
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Eotheroides sp.
Palmer 1899
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Zalmout et al. 2020 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
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Odontoceti indet.
Flower 1867
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| tooth fragments, not figured | ||||||||||
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= Cetacea indet.
Brisson 1762
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Uhen 2500 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Basilosauridae
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Masracetus markgrafi
Gingerich 2007
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Zalmout et al. 2020 | |||||||||
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Basilosaurus isis
(Andrews 1904)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Stromerius nidensis
Gingerich 2007
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Zalmout et al. 2020 | |||||||||
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Dorudon atrox
(Andrews 1906)
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Zalmout et al. 2020 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Dasyatis sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Gymnuridae
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Gymnura sp.
Van Hasselt 1823
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Myliobatis sp.
Cuvier 1816
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Odontaspidida
- Lamiostomatidae
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Xiphodolamia sp.
Leidy 1877
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Xiphodolamia serrata
Adnet et al. 2009
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Adnet et al. 2009 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Rhynchobatidae
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Rhynchobatus sp.
Müller and Henle 1837
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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Rhinobatos sp.
Link 1790
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Torpediniformes
- Torpedinidae
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Torpedo sp.
Houttuyn 1764
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Galeocerdidae
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Galeocerdo sp.
Müller and Henle 1837
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Triakidae
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Triakis sp.
Müller and Henle 1838
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Scyliorhinus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Carcharhinus aff. frequens
(Dames 1883)
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Rhizoprionodon sp.
Whitley 1929
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Physogaleus sp.
Cappetta 1980
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Hemigaleidae
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Hemigaleidae indet.
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Hemipristis sp.
Agassiz 1835
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Parascylliidae
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Pararhincodon sp.
Herman 1975
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Brachaeluridae
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Brachaelurus sp.
Ogilby 1906
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Alopiidae
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Alopias sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Carcharocles aff. sokolovi
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus aff. praeccursor
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Carcharias sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Hexanchus sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Heptranchias sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Pristiophoridae
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Pristiophorus sp.
Bleeker 1859
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Centrophoridae
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Centrophorus sp.
Müller and Henle 1837
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Helicosphaera sp.
Kamptner 1954
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Coccolithophyceae
- Coccolithales
- Coccolithaceae
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Chiasmolithus oamaruensis
(Deflandre 1954)
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Tremalithus oamaruensis | ||||||||||
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Chiasmolithus grandis
(Bramlette and Riedel 1954)
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Coccolithus grandis | ||||||||||
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Coccolithophyceae
- Zygodiscales
- Pontosphaeraceae
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Scyphosphaera sp.
Lohmann 1902
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Coccolithophyceae
- Zygodiscales
- Zygodiscaceae
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Neococcolithes dubius
(Deflandre and Fert 1954)
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Zygolithus dubius | ||||||||||
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Coccolithophyceae
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Coccolithus eopelagicus
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Coccolithus pelagicus
(Wallich 1877)
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Cyclococcolithus formosus
Kamptner 1963
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Zygrhablithus bijugatus
(Deflandre and Fert 1954)
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Zygolithus bijugatus | ||||||||||
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Discoaster barbadiensis
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Discoaster binodosus
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Discoaster saipanensis
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Discoaster tani
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Coccolithophyceae
- Syracosphaerales
- Rhabdosphaeraceae
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Blackites tenuis
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Coccolithophyceae
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Lanternithus minutus
Stradner 1962
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Reticulofenestra sp.
Hay et al. 1966
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Reticulofenestra umbilicus
(Levin 1965)
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Cappetta et al. 2000 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Jordan |
| Coordinates: | 31.6° North, 37.1° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 25.0° North, 32.0° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| *Period: | Middle Tertiary - Middle Tertiary | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene |
| *International age/stage: | Priabonian - Priabonian | ||
| Key time interval: | Priabonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Wadi Esh-Shallala |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic,pebbly,gray lithified calcareous phosphorite |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (in situ),field collection |
| Collection size: | 1 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 32899 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2003-07-17 18:16:01 | Last modified: | 2020-11-24 16:36:18 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-07-17 18:16:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 8811. | I. S. Zalmout, H. A. Mustafa, and P. D. Gingerich. 2000. Priabonian Basilosaurus isis (Cetacea) from the Wadi Esh-Shallala Formation: First marine mammal from the Eocene of Jordan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):201-204 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 47933 | S. Adnet, R. Hoseinzadeh, M. T. Antunes, A. C. Balbino, V. A. Kozlov and H. Cappetta. 2009. Review of the enigmatic Eocene shark genus Xiphodolamia (Chondrichthyes, Lamniformes) and description of a new species recovered from Angola, Iran and Jordan. Journal of African Earth Sciences 66:197-204 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 18800 | H. Cappetta, F. Pfeil, N. Schmidt-Kittler and E. Martini. 2000. New biostratigraphical data on the marine Upper Cretaceous and Palaeogene of Jordan. Newsletters on Stratigraphy 38(1):81-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 47922 | S. Farouk, F. Ahmad, and A. A. Smadi. 2013. Stratigraphy of the Middle Eocene – Lower Oligocene successions in northwestern and eastern Jordan. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 73:396-408 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 18563 | I. Zalmout, P. D. Gingerich, H. Mustafa, A. Smadi, and A. Khammash. 2003. Cetacea and Sirenia from the Eocene Wadi Esh-Shalala Formation of Jordan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):113A [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 74469 | I. S. Zalmout, H. A. Mustafa, A. A. Smadi, J. A. Nazzal, and P. D. Gingerich. 2020. Marine mammals (Cetacea and Sirenia) from the middle and late Eocene of Jordan. Neus Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen 298(2):121-136 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |