Also known as Dur at Talhah; Dor-El-Talha; Dur At-Talah
Where: Sirt, Libya (25.7° N, 18.2° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 15.0° N, 20.4° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Middle Eocene to Middle Eocene (47.8 - 33.9 Ma)
• New Idam Unit
Environment/lithology: marine; bioturbated siltstone and white sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: J.-J. Jaeger, K. C. Beard, Y. Chaimanee, M. Salem, M. Benammi, O. Hlal, P. Coster, A. A. Bilal, P. Duringer, M. Schuster, X. Valentin, B. Marandat, L. Marivaux, E. Metais, O. Hammuda and M. Brunet. 2010. Late middle Eocene epoch of Libya yields earliest known radiation of African anthropoids. Nature 467:1095-1098 [C. Beard/C. Beard]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 175361: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 10.12.2015, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
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Karanisia arenula n. sp.
Karanisia arenula n. sp. Jaeger et al. 2010 primate | |
Afrotarsius libycus n. sp.
Afrotarsius libycus n. sp. Jaeger et al. 2010 monkey | |
Biretia piveteaui de Bonis et al. 1988 monkey | |
Talahpithecus parvus n. gen. n. sp.
Talahpithecus parvus n. gen. n. sp. Jaeger et al. 2010 monkey | |
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Talahphiomys libycus n. sp.1
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Osteichthyes | |
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Actinopteri | |
Hydrocynus sp.2 Cuvier 1816 | |
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Cladistia | |
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