El Hmaima 1 (Cretaceous to of Tunisia)

Also known as Bateun el Hmaima

Where: Tataouine, Tunisia (33.1° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 16.5° N, 11.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Oum ed Diab Member (Aïn el Guettar Formation), Late/Upper Aptian to Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 109.0 Ma)

• orig. assigned to the Chenini Member, but referred to the lower Oum ed Diab Mbr. in Fanti et al. 2012

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

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: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125935: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Margaret Shalap on 27.03.2012, edited by Matthew Carrano and Melanie Gagucas

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Crocodylia -
Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian
TU-007, 008
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881 theropod
TU-001 to 003
 Theropoda - Spinosauridae
cf. Baryonyx sp.3 Charig and Milner 1986 tetanuran theropod
tooth
cf. Spinosaurus sp.1 Stromer 1915 tetanuran theropod
TU-004 to 006
 Theropoda - Carcharodontosauridae
Carcharodontosaurus cf. saharicus3 Depéret and Savornin 1925 allosauroid
 Pterosauria -
Pterosauria indet.3 Kaup 1834 pterosaur
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Protolamna sp.3 Cappetta 1980 mackerel shark
teeth
Cretodus semiplicatus3 Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
 Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Priohybodus arambourgi2 d'Erasmo 1960 elasmobranch
 Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae
cf. Asteracanthus sp.3 Agassiz 1836 elasmobranch
tooth