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