List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Palaeocyclolitus sp.
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Batraciens indet.
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Raskyella cf. sahariana
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
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Bulimus sp.
Bruguière 1792
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Chondrichthyes
- Torpediniformes
- Narcinidae
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? Narcine sp.
Henle 1834
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Benoit et al. 2013 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Court 1993 | |||||||||
UM-CB1 02 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Zegdoumyidae
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Zegdoumys sbetlai n. sp.
Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 | |||||||||
CBI 11 - type | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Djebelemuridae
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Djebelemur martinezi n. gen., n. sp.
Hartenberger and Marandat 1992
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Gunnell and Miller 2001 | |||||||||
CBI-1-33 - holotype; referred material: CBI-1-14, 544, 545, 565-587 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
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? Erinaceomorpha indet.
Gregory 1910
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chambelestidae
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Chambilestes foussanensis n. gen., n. sp.
Gheerbrant and Hartenberger 1999
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Gheerbrant and Hartenberger 1999 | |||||||||
CBI-50 - holotype | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Lipotyphla
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? Lipotyphla indet.
Haeckel 1866
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
synonym of Eulipotyphla | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Necromantidae
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Necromantis fragmentum n. sp.
Ravel et al. 2016
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Hipposideridae
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Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis n. sp.
Ravel et al. 2016
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) africanum n. sp.
Ravel et al. 2016
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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Vespertilionidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Emballonuridae
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Vespertiliavus kasserinensis n. sp.
Ravel et al. 2016
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Vespertiliavus aenigma n. sp.
Ravel et al. 2016
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Nycteridae
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Khoufechia gunnelli n. gen., n. sp.
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
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Chambinycteris pusilli n. gen., n. sp.
Ravel et al. 2016
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Ravel et al. 2016 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Philisidae
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Dizzya exsultans
Sige 1991
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Witwatia sigei
Ravel et al. 2012
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Ravel et al. 2012 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Nycterididae
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Nycterididae indet.
Vanderhoevan 1855
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Creodonta
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Parvavorodon gheerbranti
Solé et al. 2014
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Solé et al. 2016 | |||||||||
CBI-1-555-558 and 613 | ||||||||||
Teratodontinae indet.
(Savage 1965)
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Solé et al. 2016 | |||||||||
CBI-1-614 | ||||||||||
Furodon crocheti
Solé et al. 2014
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Solé et al. 2016 | |||||||||
CBI-1-550-554 and 612 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Hyracoidea
- Titanohyracidae
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Titanohyrax tantalus n. sp.
Court and Hartenberger 1992
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"cf. Pachyhyrax" and "cf. Saghatherium" of Hartenberger et al. 1985 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Macroscelididae
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Chambius kasserinensis n. gen., n. sp.
Hartenberger 1986
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Sirenia
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Sirenia indet.
(Illiger 1811)
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Benoit et al. 2013 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CBI-1-542 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
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Kasserinotherium tunisiense
Crochet 1986
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Squamata
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Squamata indet.
Oppel 1811
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Hartenberger et al. 2001 | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Tunisia |
Coordinates: | 35.2° North, 8.7° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 28.0° North, 6.1° East |
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Chambi | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: "from a 2 m thickness" of a single lithology
Early Eocene age assignment based on stage of evolution of rodents Late Ypresisan-Early Lutetian age from Benoit et al (2013) |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: "lacustrine limestone" | |
Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Taxonomic list comments:details of an extensive mammalian fauna are omitted by Court and Hartenberger |
Metadata
Also known as: | Djebel Chambi; Chambi CBI-1 | ||
Database number: | 87795 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Mannion, M. Uhen, K. Beard, P. Coster | Enterer: | J. Alroy, P. Coster, M. Uhen, P. Mannion, M. Jones |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2009-03-24 20:07:57 | Last modified: | 2017-08-14 10:39:42 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-03-24 20:07:57 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
29526. | N. Court and J.-L. Hartenberger. 1992. A new species of the hyracoid mammal Titanohyax from the Eocene of Tunisia. Palaeontology 35(2):309-317 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
44325 | J. Benoit, S. Adnet, E. El Mabrouk, H. Khayati, M. Ben Haj Ali, L. Marivaux, G. Merzeraud, S. Merigeaud, M. Vianey-Liaud and R. Tabuce. 2013. Cranial remain from Tunisia provides new clues for the origin and evolution of Sirenia (Mammalia, Afrotheria) in Africa. PLoS One 8(1):e54307 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
47472 | P. Coster, M. Benammi, M. Mahboubi, R. Tabuce, M. Adaci, L. Marivaux, M. Bensalah, S. Mahoubi, A. Mhboubi, F. Mebrouk, C. Mameri and J.-J. Jaeger. 2012. Chronology of the Eocene continental deposits of Africa: Magnetostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the El Kohol and Glib Zegdou Formations, Algeria. GSA Bulletin 124(9/10):1590-1606 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
57992 | N. Court. 1993. An enigmatic new mammal from the Eocene of North Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 13(2):267-269 [P. Coster/P. Coster] | |
57486 | E. Gheerbrant and J. L. Hartenberger. 1999. Nouveau mammifère insectivore (?Lipotyphla, ?Erinaceomorpha) de l’Eocène inférieur de Chambi (Tunisie). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 73(1):143-156 [P. Coster/P. Coster/P. Mannion] | |
29563 | G. F. Gunnell and E. R. Miller. 2001. Origin of anthropoidea: Dental evidence and recognition of early anthropoids in the fossil record, with comments on the Asian anthropoid radiation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 114(3):177-191 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
44327 | J.-L. Hartenberger, J.-Y. Crochet, C. Martinez, B. Marandat, and B. Sige. 2001. The Eocene mammalian fauna of Chambi (Tunisia) in its geological context. In G. F. Gunnell (ed.), Eocene Biodiversity: Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats 237-250 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
59617 | L. Marivaux, A. Ramdarshan, E. M. Essid, W. Marzougui, H. K. Ammar, R. Lebrun, B. Marandat, G. Merzeraud, R. Tabuce and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2013. Djebelemur, a Tiny Pre-Tooth-Combed Primate from the Eocene of Tunisia: A Glimpse into the Origin of Crown Strepsirhines. PLoS ONE 8(12):e80778:1-21 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
64103 | A. Ravel, M. Adaci, M. Bensalah, A.-L. Charruault, E. M. Essid, H. K. Ammar, W. Marzougui, M. Mahboubi, F. Merbrouk, G. Merzeraud, M. Vianey-Liaud, R. Tabuce, and L. Marvaux. 2016. Origine et radiation initiale des chauves-souris modernes : nouvelles découvertes dans l’Éocène d’Afrique du Nord. Geodiversitas 38(3):355-434 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
66476 | A. Ravel, L. Marivaux, R. Tabuce, M. Ben Haj Ali, E. L. Essid and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2012. A new large philisid (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionoidea) from the late early Eocene of Chambi, Tunisia. Palaeontology 55(5):1035-1041 [K. Beard/M. Jones] | |
60815 | F. Solé, E. M. Essid, W. Marzougui, R. Temani, H. K. Ammar, M. Mahboubi, L. Marivaux, M. Vianey-Liaud, and R. Tabuce. 2016. New fossils of Hyaenodonta (Mammalia) from the Eocene localities of Chambi (Tunisia) and Bir el Ater (Algeria), and the evolution of the earliest African hyaenodonts. Palaeontologia Electronica 19(3):41A:1-23 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
62797 | R. Tabuce. 2017. New remains of Chambius kasserinensis from the Eocene of Tunisia and evaluation of proposed affinities for Macroscelidea (Mammalia, Afrotheria). Historical Biology [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
59772 | M. Vianey-Liaud, J.-J. Jaeger, J.L. Hartenberger and M. Mahboubi. 1994. Les rongeurs de l'Eocène d'Afrique Nord-Occidentale [Glib Zegdou (Algérie) et Chambi (Tunisie)] et l'origine des anomaluridae. Palaeovertebrata 23(1-4):93-118 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |