north side, Jebel Boulouha: Hauterivian - Aptian, Tunisia
collected 1995-2005
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Carcharodontosauridae
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cf. Carcharodontosaurus sp.
Stromer 1931
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Mesoeucrocodylia indet.
Whetstone and Whybrow 1983
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| one tooth | ||||||||||
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Machimosaurus sp.
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Fanti et al. 2016 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
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Teleostei indet.
(Müller 1846)
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 32 specimens | ||||||||
| 32 centra of vertebrae, including JBNS5 and JNBS6 | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Caturidae
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Caturus sp.
Agassiz 1834
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| Five complete teeth, including JBNS4, with both ganoine-covered base and acrodine cap present | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
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Lepidotes sp.
Agassiz 1832
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161 specimens | |||||||||
| 43 oral hemispherical teeth, 7 marginal teeth and 111 pharyngeal teeth | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Pycnodontiformes
- Gyrodontidae
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Pycnodontiformes indet.
Berg 1937
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34 specimens | |||||||||
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= aff. Gyrodus sp.
Agassiz 1833
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Cuny et al. 2010 | |||||||||
| One prearticular fragment with three teeth (JBNS3) and 33 isolated teeth | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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"Rhinobatos" sp.
Link 1790
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Hybodontidae
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Hybodus sp.
Agassiz 1834
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Priohybodus arambourgi
d'Erasmo 1960
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Geography
| Country: | Tunisia | State/province: | Tataouine |
| Coordinates: | 32.9° North, 10.4° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.2° North, 12.1° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Hauterivian - Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 132.60000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Merbah el Asfer | Formation: | Douiret | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Fanti et al. (2016) argue that the Douiret Formation is Hauterivian-Barremian in age | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "carbonate" |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
| Geology comments: terrestrial carbonate-rich environment with relatively little mixing | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | Collection dates: | 1995-2005 |
| Collection method comments: All specimens will eventually be stored in the Office National des Mines in Tunis | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 116296 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, M. Carrano | Enterer: | P. Mannion, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | ||
| Created: | 2011-09-06 23:04:42 | Last modified: | 2022-08-31 15:14:13 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-09-06 23:04:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 82497. | D. Srarfi, M. Ouaja, E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, G. Barale, S. Ferry, and E. Fara. 2004. Position stratigraphique des niveaux à vertébrés du Mésozoïque Sud-Est de la Tunisie [Stratigraphic position of beds with Mesozoic vertebrates from southeastern Tunisia]. Notes du Service Géologique de Tunisie 72:5-16 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 37486 | G. Cuny, A. M. Cobbett, F. J. Meunier and M. J. Benton. 2010. Vertebrate microremains from the Early Cretaceous of southern Tunisia. Geobios 43:615-628 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 82474 | F. Fanti, M. Contessi, and F. Franchi. 2012. The “Continental Intercalaire” of southern Tunisia: stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleoecology. Journal of African Earth Sciences 73-74:1-23 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 57576 | F. Fanti, T. Miyashita, L. Cantelli, F. Mnasri, J. Dridi, M. Contessi, and A. Cau. 2016. The largest thalattosuchian (Crocodylomorpha) supports teleosaurid survival across the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary. Cretaceous Research [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |