PBDB Collection

Taqah (Oligocene of Oman)

Where: Dhofar, Oman (17.1° N, 54.4° E: paleocoordinates 10.2° N, 47.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Shizar Member (Ashawq Formation), Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, argillaceous, calcareous marl

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: H. Thomas, J. Roger, S. Sen and Z. Al-Sulaimani. 1988. Découverte des plus anciens «anthropoïdes» du continent arabo-africain et d'un primate tarsiiforme dans l'Oligocène du sultanat d'Oman. Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences de Paris, Série 2 306(12):823-829 [P. Coster/P. Coster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 162464: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 25.09.2014, edited by Patricia Holroyd and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Fungi indet.¹⁰ Fungi indet.¹⁰ Jahn and Jahn 1959 "mushrooms and mushroom spores"
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet.¹⁰ Echinoidea indet.¹⁰ Leske 1778 sea urchin
Asteroidea
-	Asteroidea indet.¹⁰ Asteroidea indet.¹⁰ de Blainville 1830 sea star
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Characiformes indet.¹⁰ Characiformes indet.¹⁰ Regan 1911
Spariformes - Sparidae	Sparidae indet.¹⁰ Sparidae indet.¹⁰ Cuvier 1817
Teleostei -	Osteoglossiformes indet.¹⁰ Osteoglossiformes indet.¹⁰ Berg 1940
Amphibia
Salientia -	Anura indet.¹⁰ Anura indet.¹⁰ Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog
Reptilia
Crocodylia -	Crocodylia indet.¹⁰ Crocodylia indet.¹⁰ Owen 1842 crocodilian brevirostran crocodilians
Testudines - Podocnemididae	Podocnemididae indet.¹⁰ Podocnemididae indet.¹⁰ Cope 1868 sideneck turtle
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudininae indet.¹⁰ Testudininae indet.¹⁰ Gray 1825 turtle
Squamata -	Lacertilia indet.¹⁰, Serpentes indet.¹⁰ Lacertilia indet.¹⁰ lizard Serpentes indet.¹⁰ Linnaeus 1758 snake
Mammalia
Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae	"Qatranitherium aff. africanum" = Peratherium africanus² "Qatranitherium aff. africanum" = Peratherium africanus² Simons and Bown 1984 marsupial
Chiroptera -	Microchiroptera indet.⁷ Microchiroptera indet.⁷ Dobson 1875 bat incertae sedis
Chiroptera - Nycterididae	Chibanycteris herberti n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Chibanycteris herberti n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Sigé et al. 1994 bat
Chiroptera - Philisidae	cf. Philisis sp.⁷, Philisis sevketi n. sp.⁷ cf. Philisis sp.⁷ Sigé 1985 bat Philisis sevketi n. sp.⁷ Sigé et al. 1994 bat
Chiroptera - Hipposideridae	Hipposideridae indet.⁷, Hipposideros omani n. sp.⁷ Hipposideridae indet.⁷ Lydekker 1891 leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros omani n. sp.⁷ Sigé et al. 1994 roundleaf bat
Chiroptera - Emballonuridae	Dhofarella thaleri n. sp.⁷ Dhofarella thaleri n. sp.⁷ Sigé et al. 1994 sac-winged bat
Chiroptera -	Vespertilionoidea indet.⁷ Vespertilionoidea indet.⁷ bat
Embrithopoda - Arsinoitheriidae	cf. Arsinoitherium indet.⁸, Arsinotherium andrewsi⁵ cf. Arsinoitherium indet.⁸ Beadnell 1902 placental Arsinotherium andrewsi⁵ placental ONHM TQ 1992-1-3
Proboscidea -	Phiomia sp.⁸ Phiomia sp.⁸ Andrews and Beadnell 1902 proboscidean ONHM TQ 15
Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae	Thyrohyrax meyeri⁶ Thyrohyrax meyeri⁶ Rasmussen and Simons 1991 hyrax
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Cricetidae indet.⁸ Cricetidae indet.⁸ Fischer von Waldheim 1817 rodent
Rodentia -	Phiomys cf. andrewsi⁸, cf. Metaphiomys spp.⁸, Metaphiomys cf. schaubi⁸ Phiomys cf. andrewsi⁸ Osborn 1908 rodent cf. Metaphiomys spp.⁸ Osborn 1908 rodent Metaphiomys cf. schaubi⁸ Wood 1968 rodent
Rodentia - Myophiomyidae	"Phiomys cf. lavocati" = Talahphiomys lavocati⁹ "Phiomys cf. lavocati" = Talahphiomys lavocati⁹ Wood 1968 rodent
Rodentia - Anomaluridae	Anomaluridae indet.⁸ Anomaluridae indet.⁸ Gill 1872 scaly-tailed squirrel
Primates - Notharctidae	Shizarodon dhofarensis n. gen. n. sp.³ Shizarodon dhofarensis n. gen. n. sp.³ Gheerbrant et al. 1993 primate
Primates -	Omanodon minor n. gen. n. sp.³ Omanodon minor n. gen. n. sp.³ Gheerbrant et al. 1993 primate
Primates - Parapithecidae	Parapithecidae indet.⁸, cf. Apidium indet.⁸ Parapithecidae indet.⁸ Schlosser 1911 monkey cf. Apidium indet.⁸ Osborn 1908 monkey
Primates - Propliopithecidae	Propliopithecidae indet.⁸, "Moeripithecus markgrafi" = Propliopithecus haeckeli¹¹, Oligopithecus rogeri n. sp.⁴ Propliopithecidae indet.⁸ Straus 1961 monkey "Moeripithecus markgrafi" = Propliopithecus haeckeli¹¹ Schlosser 1911 monkey Oligopithecus rogeri n. sp.⁴ Gheerbrant et al. 1995 monkey
Creodonta -	Masrasector ligabuei n. sp.¹ Masrasector ligabuei n. sp.¹ Crochet et al. 1990 creodont
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet.¹⁰ Bivalvia indet.¹⁰ Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet.¹⁰ Gastropoda indet.¹⁰ Cuvier 1795 snail
Cirripedia
-	Cirripedia indet.¹⁰ Cirripedia indet.¹⁰ barnacle
Malacostraca
Decapoda -	Decapoda indet.¹⁰ Decapoda indet.¹⁰ Latreille 1802 decapod
unclassified
-	Cnidaria indet.¹⁰ Cnidaria indet.¹⁰ Hatschek 1888 "corals"
Foraminifera
Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae	Elphidium sp.¹⁰ Elphidium sp.¹⁰ Monfort 1808
Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae	Nummulites sp.¹⁰ Nummulites sp.¹⁰ Lamarck 1801
Globothalamea
Rotaliida - Discorbidae	Discorbidae indet.¹⁰ Discorbidae indet.¹⁰ Ehrenberg 1838
Foraminifera
Lituolida - Lituolidae	Lituolidae indet.¹⁰ Lituolidae indet.¹⁰ de Blainville 1825
unclassified
-	Plantae indet.¹⁰ Plantae indet.¹⁰ Haeckel 1866 "plant macrofossils"

¹Crochet et al. 1990; ²Crochet et al. 1992; ³Gheerbrant et al. 1993; ⁴Gheerbrant et al. 1995; ⁵Pickford 2015; ⁶Pickford et al. 1994; ⁷Sigé et al. 1994; ⁸Thomas et al. 1999; ⁹Thomas et al. 1989; ¹⁰Thomas et al. 1991; ¹¹Thomas et al. 1991