Djebel Chambi (Eocene of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (35.2° N, 8.6° E: paleocoordinates 27.3° N, 6.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; limestone

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: R. Tabuce, L. Marivaux, M. Adaci, M. Bensalah, J. Hartenberger, M. Mahboubi, F. Mehbrouk, P. Tafforeau, and J. Jaeger. 2007. Early Tertiary mammals from North Africa reinforce the molecular Afrotheria clade. Proceedings: Biological Sciences 274(1614):1159-1166 [M. Uhen/L. Nicholson/L. Nicholson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 215024: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Laura Nicholson on 27.10.2020

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Chambius kasserinensis Hartenberger 1986 elephant shrew
Hartenberger 1986