Tafidet (Eocene of Mali)
Where: Mali (16.5° N, 0.3° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 7.4° N, 2.5° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Continental terminal Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• Age after Coster et al. (2012)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandy claystone
• sandy clay
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. Arambourg, J. Kikoine, and R. Lavocat. 1951. Decouverte de genre Moeritherium Andrews dans le Tertiaire continental du Soudan. Comptes Rendus de Academie des Sciences 233:68-70 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 136910: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.12.2012
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Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Moeritherium sp. Andrews 1901 proboscidean | |
| Bivalvia | |
"Ostrea multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata
"Ostrea multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832 oyster | |