Jebel Rhassoul (Miocene of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (32.9° N, 4.3° W: paleocoordinates 32.6° N, 4.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: M. Benammi. 1997. Nouveaux rongeurs du Miocène continental du Jebel Rhassoul (Moyen Moulouya, Maroc). Geobios 30(5):713-721 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 78746: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 16.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae
Africanomys pulcher, Metasayimys jebeli
Africanomys pulcher Lavocat 1961 gundi
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Myocricetodon parvus, Myocricetodon cherifiensis
Myocricetodon cherifiensis Lavocat 1952 mouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Mellalomys rhassoulensis n. sp.
Mellalomys rhassoulensis n. sp. Benammi 1997 mouse
 Rodentia - Dipodidae
Protalactaga sefriouii n. sp.
Protalactaga sefriouii n. sp. Benammi 1997 rodent
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Microdyromys ambiguus
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae indet.
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel