Where: Western Sahara (23.3° N, 16.1° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 18.4° N, 12.3° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Guerran Member (Samlat Formation), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• late Eocene
Environment/lithology: marine; conglomeratic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Zouhri, P. D. Gingerich, N. Elboudali, S. Sebti, A. Noubhani, M. Rahali, and S. Meslouh. 2014. New marine mammal faunas (Cetacea and Sirenia) and sea level change in the Samlat Formation, Upper Eocene, near Ad-Dakhla in southwestern Morocco. Comptes Rendus Palevol 13(7):599-610 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 159109: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.07.2014
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
cf. Eosiren sp. Andrews 1902 dugong |