Also known as Sperrgebiet
Where: Sperrgebiet, Namibia (27.4° S, 15.5° E: paleocoordinates 33.7° S, 6.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: karst; dolomitic, cherty/siliceous limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, acetic, sieve
Primary reference: M. Pickford, B. Senut, J. Morales, P. Mein, and I. M. Sanchez. 2008. Mammalia from the Lutetian of Namibia. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 20:465-514 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 149173: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.07.2013, edited by Torsten Liebrecht, Philip Mannion and Patricia Holroyd
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Hydrocynus sp.1 Cuvier 1816 | |
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Namatherium blackcrowensis n. gen. n. sp.
Namatherium blackcrowensis n. gen. n. sp. placental BC 13’08, partial skull containing right P3/-M3/ and left M1/-M3.
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Namahyrax corvus n. gen. n. sp.
Namahyrax corvus n. gen. n. sp. Pickford et al. 2008 hyrax BC 14’08, snout with left and right cheek tooth rows in light wear, plus two fragments of central upper incisors found in the same block of rock. BC 10’08, right mandible containing i/2, d/2-d/4, m/1-m/2 and permanent premolars in crypt.
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Nanogale fragilis n. gen. n. sp.4
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Pterodon sp. Blainville 1839 creodont BC 15’08, right maxilla with alveolus of P3/, complete P4, alveolus (containing root fragments) of the M1/ and damaged M2/.
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"Glibia namibiensis n. sp." = Zegdoumys namibiensis
"Glibia namibiensis n. sp." = Zegdoumys namibiensis Pickford et al. 2008 rodent BC 1'08, right upper molar.
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"Namaia bogenfelsi n. gen. n. sp." = Notnamaia bogenfelsi Pickford et al. 2008 monkey BC 6'08, right maxilla containing M2/-M3/ (holotype). SN 15'08, right p/4.
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Namalestes gheerbranti n. gen. n. sp.
Namalestes gheerbranti n. gen. n. sp. Pickford et al. 2008 eutherian BC 3'08 right molariform tooth (m/1 or m/2).
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