PBDB Collection

Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)

Also known as lower sequence; Fayum Faunal Zone 1

Where: Fayum, Egypt (29.5° N, 30.5° E: paleocoordinates 26.1° N, 27.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Jebel Qatrani Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• "more likely" represents Chron 13r and therefore is "very latest Eocene in age" (Gunnell et al. 2008); Rupelian age after Coster et al. (2012), Chron 13R is Oligocene not Eocene

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; unlithified, green, silty mudstone

• "a lacustrine deposit; vertebrates may have been flushed into the area during large storms" (Gunnell et al. 2008)

• Lithologic description based on direct observation by data enterer.

•Said to be a "green shale" or "green clay" by Simons (1989)

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1983, 1987, 1988

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: M. Gagnon. 1997. Ecological diversity and community ecology in the Fayum sequence (Egypt). Journal of Human Evolution 32:133-160 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Coster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60127: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 02.05.2006, edited by John Alroy, K. Christopher Beard, Mark Uhen, Philip Mannion and Pauline Coster

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae	Ciconiidae indet.⁵ Ciconiidae indet.⁵ Sundevall 1836 stork
Neornithes - Eremopezidae	Eremopezus eocaenus⁸ Eremopezus eocaenus⁸ Andrews 1904 bird
Mammalia
Ptolemaiida - Ptolemaiidae	Ptolemaiidae indet. Ptolemaiidae indet. Osborn 1908 mammal said to be a new genus and species
Tribosphenida -	Widanelfarasia bowni n. gen. n. sp.¹², Widanelfarasia rasmusseni n. sp.¹² Widanelfarasia bowni n. gen. n. sp.¹² Seiffert and Simons 2000 placental Widanelfarasia rasmusseni n. sp.¹² Seiffert and Simons 2000 placental
Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae	Herodotius pattersoni Herodotius pattersoni Simons et al. 1991 elephant shrew
Embrithopoda - Arsinoitheriidae	Arsinoitherium sp. Arsinoitherium sp. Beadnell 1902 placental
Hyracoidea - Titanohyracidae	Antilohyrax pectidens n. gen. n. sp.⁷, Titanohyrax "sp. nov. B" Antilohyrax pectidens n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Rasmussen and Simons 2000 hyrax Titanohyrax "sp. nov. B" Matsumoto 1922 hyrax
Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae	Geniohyus sp. n. sp., Bunohyrax sp. n. sp., Thyrohyrax meyeri, Thyrohyrax litholagus⁶, Saghatherium bowni, Megalohyrax aff. eocaenus Geniohyus sp. n. sp. Andrews 1904 hyrax Bunohyrax sp. n. sp. Schlosser 1910 hyrax Thyrohyrax meyeri Rasmussen and Simons 1991 hyrax Thyrohyrax litholagus⁶ Rasmussen and Simons 1991 hyrax Saghatherium bowni Rasmussen and Simons 1991 hyrax Megalohyrax aff. eocaenus Andrews 1903 hyrax
Placentalia -	Creodonta indet. Creodonta indet. Cope 1875 creodont
Creodonta - Hyainailouridae	Apterodon sp. n. sp., "Pterodontinae "new genus and species D"" = Hyainailourinae⁴, Akhnatenavus nefertiticyon n. sp.¹ Apterodon sp. n. sp. Fischer 1880 creodont "Pterodontinae "new genus and species D"" = Hyainailourinae⁴ Pilgrim 1932 creodont DPC 6545 Akhnatenavus nefertiticyon n. sp.¹ Borths et al. 2016 creodont
Creodonta -	Masrasector nananubis n. sp.², Brychotherium ephalmos n. gen. n. sp.¹, "Metasinopa" sp. n. sp. Masrasector nananubis n. sp.² Borths and Seiffert 2017 creodont Brychotherium ephalmos n. gen. n. sp.¹ Holroyd 1994 creodont CGM 83750 - holotype; referred material: DPC 11569, 11990 and 17627 "Metasinopa" sp. n. sp. Osborn 1909 creodont
Placentalia -	Artiodactyla "gen. nov. & sp. nov. A", Artiodactyla "gen. nov. & sp. nov. B" Artiodactyla "gen. nov. & sp. nov. A" even-toed ungulate Artiodactyla "gen. nov. & sp. nov. B" even-toed ungulate
Primates -	Plesiopithecus teras n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Plesiopithecus teras n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Simons 1992 lemur
Primates - Galagidae	Wadilemur elegans n. gen. n. sp.¹⁵ Wadilemur elegans n. gen. n. sp.¹⁵ Simons 1997 galago
Primates - Notharctidae	Anchomomys milleri n. sp.¹⁵ Anchomomys milleri n. sp.¹⁵ Simons 1997 primate
Primates -	Aframonius diedies n. gen. n. sp.¹⁶ Aframonius diedies n. gen. n. sp.¹⁶ Simons et al. 1995 primate
Primates - Oligopithecidae	Catopithecus browni n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Catopithecus browni n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Simons 1989 monkey CGM 41885 - holotype; DPC 8701 - referred skull
Primates - Proteopithecidae	Proteopithecus sylviae n. gen. n. sp.¹³, Serapia eocaena n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Proteopithecus sylviae n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Simons 1989 monkey CGM 42209 and 42217, and DPC 16873 and17031 Serapia eocaena n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Simons 1992 monkey
Primates -	Arsinoea kallimos n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Arsinoea kallimos n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Simons 1992 monkey
Primates - Parapithecidae	"Abuqatrania basiodontos n. gen. n. sp." = Qatrania basiodontos¹⁷ "Abuqatrania basiodontos n. gen. n. sp." = Qatrania basiodontos¹⁷ Simons et al. 2001 monkey
Placentalia -	Rodentia "gen. nov. & sp. nov. A" Rodentia "gen. nov. & sp. nov. A" Bowdich 1821 rodent
Rodentia -	"Acritophiomys bowni n. gen. n. sp." = Phiomys bowni¹¹, Mubhammys vadumensis n. gen. n. sp.⁹, cf. Birkamys sp.⁹, Birkamys korai n. gen. n. sp.⁹ "Acritophiomys bowni n. gen. n. sp." = Phiomys bowni¹¹ Sallam et al. 2012 rodent CGM 83705 - holotype; referred material: DPC specimens Mubhammys vadumensis n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Sallam and Seiffert 2016 rodent CGM 66001 - holotype; referred material: DPC 14324, 13220 and 14141 cf. Birkamys sp.⁹ Sallam and Seiffert 2016 rodent DPC 17995 Birkamys korai n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Sallam and Seiffert 2016 rodent CGM 66000 - holotype; referred material: DPC 9276, 15625, 17457 and 22737
Rodentia - Gaudeamuridae	Gaudeamus aff. aslius¹⁰, Gaudeamus aslius n. sp.¹⁰, Gaudeamus hylaeus n. sp.¹⁰, Gaudeamus aff. hylaeus¹⁰ Gaudeamus aff. aslius¹⁰ Sallam et al. 2011 rodent DPC 12990 Gaudeamus aslius n. sp.¹⁰ Sallam et al. 2011 rodent Gaudeamus hylaeus n. sp.¹⁰ Sallam et al. 2011 rodent CGM 66007 - holotype; referred material: DPC specimens Gaudeamus aff. hylaeus¹⁰ Sallam et al. 2011 rodent DPC 17624 and 14487
Rodentia - Myophiomyidae	"Phiomys lavocati" = Talahphiomys lavocati "Phiomys lavocati" = Talahphiomys lavocati Wood 1968 rodent
Insectivora -	Insectivora "indet." Insectivora "indet." Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
Chiroptera - Emballonuridae	Dhofarella sigei n. sp.³ Dhofarella sigei n. sp.³ Gunnell et al. 2008 sac-winged bat
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Khonsunycteris aegypticus n. gen. n. sp.³ Khonsunycteris aegypticus n. gen. n. sp.³ Gunnell et al. 2008 vesper bat
Chiroptera - Megadermatidae	Saharaderma pseudovampyrus n. gen. n. sp.³ Saharaderma pseudovampyrus n. gen. n. sp.³ Gunnell et al. 2008 false vampire
Marsupialia -	"Polyprotodonta "gen. nov. & sp. nov."" = Polyprotodontia "Polyprotodonta "gen. nov. & sp. nov."" = Polyprotodontia Owen 1866 marsupial

¹Borths et al. 2016; ²Borths and Seiffert 2017; ³Gunnell et al. 2008; ⁴Holroyd 1999; ⁵Miller et al. 1997; ⁶Rasmussen and Simons 1991; ⁷Rasmussen and Simons 2000; ⁸Rasmussen et al. 2001; ⁹Sallam and Seiffert 2016; ¹⁰Sallam et al. 2011; ¹¹Sallam et al. 2012; ¹²Seiffert and Simons 2000; ¹³Simons 1989; ¹⁴Simons 1992; ¹⁵Simons 1997; ¹⁶Simons et al. 1995; ¹⁷Simons et al. 2001