Dur At-Talah (west of the escarpment) - 68.19 (Eocene to of Libya)

Also known as Dur at Talhah; Dor-El-Talha; Dor el Talha; Idam Unit

Where: Libya (25.8° N, 17.8° E: paleocoordinates 21.1° N, 13.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bartonian to Bartonian (41.3 - 33.9 Ma)

• Idam Unit

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; dolomitic conglomerate

• marine dominated environment with freshwater ingression
• lenses of conglomerate

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by R.J.G. Savage in 1968-1969

Primary reference: C. Grohé, M. Morlo, Y. Chaimanee, C. Blondel, P. Coster, X. Valentin, M. Salem, A. A. Bilal, J.-J. Jaegar and M. Brunet. 2012. New Apterodontinae (Hyaenodontida) from the Eocene Locality of Dur At-Talah (Libya): Systematic, Paleoecological and Phylogenetical Implications. PLoS ONE 7(11):e49054:1-19 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 174667: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 23.11.2015, edited by Pauline Coster

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Numidotheriidae
Numidotherium savagei n. sp.
Numidotherium savagei n. sp. Court 1995 proboscidean
Dept. of Geology, University of Bristol 6281/10 - holotype
 Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Apterodon langebadreae n. sp.
Apterodon langebadreae n. sp. Grohé et al. 2012 creodont
NHMUK 85297-85334 - type (partial skeleton)