Sidi-Brahim (Miocene of Algeria)

Where: Algeria (35.9° N, 0.5° E: paleocoordinates 35.8° N, 0.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Landini and E. Menesini. 1984. Messinian marine fish communities of the Mediterranean Sea. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali Serie A 91:279-290 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 186583: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.06.2017

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
Argyropelecus logearti2 Arambourg 1929
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
Orthopristis proronchus2 Arambourg 1927
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Paracalamus doumergui1 Arambourg 1927 perch-like fish
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
Scomberesox licatae2 Sauvage 1880
 Scombriformes -
Hemithyrsites armatus2 Sauvage 1873
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus sp.2 Gouan 1770
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus albyi2 Sauvage 1870 pipefish
 Lampridiformes - Trachipteridae
Trachipterus mauritanicus2 Carnevale 2004
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros albyi Sauvage 1880
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum licatae2 Sauvage 1880 lanternfish
sensu lato
Myctophum dorsale2 Sauvage 1870 lanternfish
sensu lato
Myctophum columnae Sauvage 1873 lanternfish
"Myctophum probenoiti" = Hygophum probenoiti Arambourg 1927 lanternfish
 Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Paralepis albyi1 Sauvage 1870
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sardina ? crassa2 Sauvage 1880 herring
Alosa elongata1 Agassiz 1842 herring
Etrumeus sp.2 Bleeker 1853 herring