Oued el Khil: Albian, Tunisia
collected 1995-2005
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
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Plesiosauria indet.
(de Blainville 1835)
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Srarfi et al. 2004 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| vertebrae | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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aff. Hamadasuchus sp.
Buffetaut 1994
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| one tooth (OEK12) | ||||||||||
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= Notosuchia indet.
Gasparini 1971
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Nicholl et al. 2021 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Ornithocheiridae
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Pterosauria indet.
(Kaup 1834)
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Srarfi et al. 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| RH45-11a (tooth) | ||||||||||
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= Ornithocheiridae indet.
Seeley 1870
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Martill et al. 2018 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Iguanodontidae indet.
Bonaparte 1850
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Srarfi et al. 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| ONM NG OK 29, dentary tooth | ||||||||||
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= Hadrosauroidea indet.
Huene 1954
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Fanti et al. 2016 | |||||||||
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Titanosauridae indet.
Lydekker 1885
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Srarfi et al. 2004 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
| MT 189-194, ONM D 14, ONM SG 10 and ONM SG 13 (four middle and five posterior caudal vertebrae) and ONM SG 15 (right humerus) | ||||||||||
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= Somphospondyli indet.
Wilson and Sereno 1998
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Fanti et al. 2014 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Rebbachisauridae
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Sauropoda indet.
(Marsh 1878)
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Srarfi et al. 2004 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| MT 210 (partial caudal vertebra), plus four teeth | ||||||||||
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= Rebbachisauridae indet.
Bonaparte 1997
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Fanti et al. 2014 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Spinosauridae
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Spinosaurus sp.
Stromer 1915
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Srarfi et al. 2004 | |||||||||
| teeth, vertebrae, jaw fragment | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Carcharodontosauridae
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Carcharodontosaurus cf. saharicus
(Depéret and Savornin 1925)
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Srarfi et al. 2004 | |||||||||
| teeth | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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? Actinistia indet.
Cope 1870
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Five hemisegments of lepidotrichia, including OEK9-11 | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
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Teleostei indet.
(Müller 1846)
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| four centra of vertebrae | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
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Lepidotes sp.
Agassiz 1832
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151 specimens | |||||||||
| 62 complete, including OEK6, and 10 fragmentary oral hemispherical teeth, 20 marginal teeth, including OEK7, 5 complete pharyngeal teeth, 8 complete scales and 46 fragmentary scales | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Semionotiformes
- Semionotidae
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Semionotidae indet.
Woodward 1890
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| 2 teeth | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Caturidae
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Caturus sp.
Agassiz 1834
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 48 specimens | ||||||||
| 20 complete teeth and 28 isolated acrodine caps, including OEK9 | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Pycnodontiformes
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? Pycnodontiformes indet.
Berg 1937
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
| Seven teeth, including OEK8 | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Hybodontidae
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Tribodus tunisiensis
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Cuny et al. 2004 | |||||||||
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cf. Hybodus sp.
Agassiz 1834
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Cuny et al. 2004 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
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Cretodus semiplicatus
(Agassiz 1843)
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Cuny et al. 2004 | |||||||||
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cf. Protolamna sp.
Cappetta 1980
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Cuny et al. 2004 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Sclerorhynchidae
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Onchopristis dunklei
McNulty and Slaughter 1962
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Cuny et al. 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| One partial rostral tooth (OEK5) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Tunisia | State/province: | Tataouine |
| Coordinates: | 33.2° North, 10.3° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.7° North, 9.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Aïn el Guettar | Member: | Oum ed Diab | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: could pertain to Chenin Mbr (lower Albian), but most of this site has been reassigned to the Oum ed Diab Member. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | coarse sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: coarse sandstones and interspersed conglomerates, breccias, and mudstones | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: mixed freshwater and marine influences | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
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 (ONM) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Oued Khil | ||
| Database number: | 116297 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, M. Carrano, M. Clapham | Enterer: | P. Mannion, M. Gagucas, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | ||
| Created: | 2011-09-06 23:12:11 | Last modified: | 2022-08-25 11:10:14 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-09-06 23:12:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 53516. | J. Le Loeuff, E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, Y. Laurent, M. Ouaja, C. Souillat, D. Srarfi and H. Tong. 2000. Mesozoic continental vertebrates of Tunisia. In M.-C. Buchy (ed.), 5th European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, Program. Abstracts. Excursion Guides 45 [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] | |
| 84281 | G. Cuny, M. Ouaja, D. Srarfi, L. Schmitz, E. Buffetaut and M. J. Benton. 2004. Fossil Sharks from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia. Revue de Palèobiologie, Genève (2004) spécial(9):127-142 [M. Clapham/M. Gagucas] | |
| 49814 | F. Fanti, A. Cau, and M. Hassine. 2014. Evidence of titanosauriforms and rebbachisaurids (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia. Journal of African Earth Sciences 90:1-8 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 57588 | F. Fanti, A. Cau, L. Panzarin and L. Cantelli. 2016. Evidence of iguanodontian dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Tunisia. Cretaceous Research 60:267-274 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 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] | |
| 65799 | D. M. Martill, N. Ibrahim, and S. Bouaziz. 2018. A giant pterosaur in the Early Cretaceous (Albian) of Tunisia. Journal of African Earth Sciences [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 78342 | C. S. C. Nicholl, E. S. E. Hunt, D. Ouarhache and P. D. Mannion. 2021. A second peirosaurid crocodyliform from the Mid-Cretaceous Kem Kem Group of Morocco and the diversity of Gondwanan notosuchians outside South America. Royal Society Open Science 8:211254:1-31 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 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] |