Tobène (Taïba Ndiaye Quarry) (Pliocene of Senegal)

Also known as Tobène pit; Tobene; Taiba Ndiaye

Where: Senegal (15.0° N, 16.8° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• Tentatively suggested to be from the Kerian AFLMA, most likely between 4.4 and 4 Ma (Lihoreau et al. 2021)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: "channel"; conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar & Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution of Montpellier in 2012-2015

Primary reference: F. Lihoreau, R. Sarr, D. Chardon, J.-R. Boisserie, R. Lebrun, S. Adnet, J. E. Martin, L. Pallas, B. Sambou, R. Tabuce, M. M. Thiam and L. Hautier. 2021. A fossil terrestrial fauna from Tobène (Senegal) provides a unique early Pliocene window in western Africa. Gondwana Research 99:21-35 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 221108: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 07.07.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
SN-Tob-12–03
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium sp.
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
SN-Tob-12–06
 Carnivora - Viverridae
cf. Genetta sp.
cf. Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet
SN-Tob-12–08
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
cf. Mellivorinae indet., Lutrinae indet.
cf. Mellivorinae indet. Gray 1865 ratel
SN-Tob-15–18
Lutrinae indet. Baird 1857 otter
SN-Tob-12–02
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri
Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri Coppens 1971 pig
SN-Tob-13–27
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
cf. Giraffa sp.
cf. Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
SN-Tob-12–01
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Antilopini indet., Caprini indet., "cf. Simatherium demissum" = Ugandax demissum
Antilopini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
SN-Tob-15–19
Caprini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
SN-Tob-12–09
"cf. Simatherium demissum" = Ugandax demissum Gentry 1980 antelope
SN-Tob-12–14
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
cf. Osteolaemus sp.
cf. Osteolaemus sp. Cope 1860 crocodile
SN-Tob-12–10 and 13–07 (teeth)