Thaytiniti: Early/Lower Oligocene, Oman

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Alestinae indet.
Thomas et al. 1989
Potamias sp.
Thomas et al. 1989
Spatongoida indet.
Thomas et al. 1989
Charcharinus cf. amboinensis
Thomas et al. 1989
Chilosyllium sp.
Thomas et al. 1989
Rhynobatos sp.
Thomas et al. 1989
Nummulitidae
Nummulites fichteli
Thomas et al. 1989
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Discorbidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
Thomas et al. 1989
"Discorbis/Rosalina"
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778
Thomas et al. 1989
2 species
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Thomas et al. 1989
Malacostraca - Isopoda - Sphaeromatidae
Sphaeroma sp.
Thomas et al. 1989
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae
Calappa sp. Weber 1795
Thomas et al. 1989
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae
Palaeocarpilius sp. Milne-Edwards 1862
Thomas et al. 1989
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae
? Atergatis sp. De Haan 1835
Thomas et al. 1989
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporidae
? Selenaria sp.
Thomas et al. 1989
? Calpensia sp.
Thomas et al. 1989
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Tubucellariidae
Tubucellaria sp. d'Orbigny 1852
Thomas et al. 1989
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Multisparsidae
Idmonea sp. Lamouroux 1821
Thomas et al. 1989
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798
Thomas et al. 1989
Gastropoda - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae indet. Troschel 1857
Thomas et al. 1989
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Potamididae indet. (Adams and Adams 1854)
Thomas et al. 1989
original and current combination Potamidinae
Reptilia
? Tomistominae indet. Eastman 1902
Thomas et al. 1989
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788
Thomas et al. 1989
Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
? Stereogenys sp. Andrews 1901
Thomas et al. 1989
Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae
cf. Saghatherium bowni Rasmussen and Simons 1991
cf. Thyrohyrax meyeri Rasmussen and Simons 1991
Mammalia - Proboscidea
Proboscidea indet. (Illiger 1811)
Thomas et al. 1989
cf. Barytherioidea indet. Andrews 1906
Mammalia - Embrithopoda - Arsinoitheriidae
cf. Arsinoitherium indet. Beadnell 1902
Arsinotherium andrewsi
Pickford 2015
ONHM TN 1992-1 and 3 and TH 7
Mammalia - Rodentia
Phiomys cf. andrewsi Osborn 1908
cf. Metaphiomys indet. Osborn 1908
Mammalia - Rodentia - Myophiomyidae
Phiomys cf. lavocati Wood 1968
recombined as Talahphiomys lavocati
Mammalia - Rodentia - Anomaluridae
Anomaluridae indet. Gill 1872
Mammalia - Primates - Oligopithecidae
Oligopithecinae indet. Simons 1989
spelled with current rank as Oligopithecidae
Dipnomorpha - Lepidosirenidae
cf. Protopterus sp. Agassiz 1843
Thomas et al. 1989
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albulidae indet. Bleeker 1859
Thomas et al. 1989
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidae indet. (Cuvier 1817)
Thomas et al. 1989
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontoidea indet.
Thomas et al. 1989
Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840
Thomas et al. 1989
Actinopteri - Siluriformes
Siluriformes indet.
Thomas et al. 1989
Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae
Osteoglossidae indet. Bonaparte 1832
Thomas et al. 1989
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis aff. curvatus Dames 1883
Thomas et al. 1989
Hemipristis cf. serra Agassiz 1835
Thomas et al. 1989
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus (Agassiz 1835)
Thomas et al. 1989
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929
Thomas et al. 1989
"Rhizoprionodon/Sphyrna"
Negaprion sp. Whitley 1940
Thomas et al. 1989
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius sp. Rüppell 1837
Thomas et al. 1989
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus aff. pristinus Probst 1877
Thomas et al. 1989
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810
Thomas et al. 1989
2 species
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
Thomas et al. 1989
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus aff. arcuatus (Agassiz 1843)
Thomas et al. 1989
synonym of Aetobatus irregularis
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Thomas et al. 1989
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Laganidae
Sismondia cf. javana Nisiyama 1968
Thomas et al. 1989
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster sp. Lamarck 1801
Thomas et al. 1989
Asteroidea
Asteroidea indet. de Blainville 1830
Thomas et al. 1989
see common names

Geography
Country:Oman State/province:Dhofar
Coordinates: 17.0° North, 53.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.2° North, 46.1° East
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Rupelian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Early/Lower Oligocene
Age range of interval:33.90000 - 28.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ashawaq Member:Shizar
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified argillaceous "siliciclastic"
Environment:marginal marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:175334
Authorizer:P. Coster, P. Mannion, P. Holroyd Enterer:P. Coster, P. Mannion, P. Holroyd
Modifier:P. Coster Research group:vertebrate
Created:2015-12-09 15:08:49 Last modified:2018-04-26 10:05:00
Access level:the public Released:2015-12-09 15:08:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52916. H. Thomas, J. Roger, M. Pickford, E. Gheerbrant, Z. Al-Sulaimani and S. Al-Busaidi. 1999. Oligocene-Miocene terrestrial vertebrates in the southern Arabian peninsula (Sultanate of Oman) and their geodynamic and palaeogeographic settings. In P. J. Whybrow and A. Hill (eds.), Fossil Vertebrates of Arabia 430-442 [P. Coster/P. Coster/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

58489 M. Pickford. 2015. Large ungulates from the basal Oligocene of Oman: 1 – Embrithopoda. Spanish Journal of Palaeontology 30(1):33-42 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
52911 H. Thomas, J. Roger, S. Sen, C. Bourdillon-de-Grissac, and Z. Al-Sulaimani. 1989. Découverte de Vertébrés fossiles dans l'Oligocène inférieur du Dhofar (Sultanat d'Oman). Geobios 22(1):101-120 [P. Coster/P. Coster/P. Holroyd]