Earth:Oum ed Diab Member

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Oum ed Diab Member
Stratigraphic range: Middle-Upper Albian
TypeMember
Unit ofAin el Guettar Formation
UnderliesZebbag Formation
OverliesChenini Member
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherClaystone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 32°36′N 10°06′E / 32.6°N 10.1°E / 32.6; 10.1
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 15°12′N 9°24′E / 15.2°N 9.4°E / 15.2; 9.4
RegionTataouine
CountryTunisia
Oum ed Diab Member is located in Tunisia
Oum ed Diab Member
Oum ed Diab Member (Tunisia)

The Oum ed Diab Member is a middle-upper Albian[1] geologic member, part of the Aïn el Guettar Formation of Tunisia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Vertebrate fauna

Fish

Fish
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Caturus C. sp.[1]
Onchopristis O. dunklei[1]
Hybodus H. sp.[1]
Lepidotes L.sp.[1]

Archosaurs

Pseudosuchians
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Crocodyliformes crocodyliformes indet. [3]
Sarcosuchus[1][3] S. sp
Araripesuchus A.sp.[1]
Pterosaurs
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Ornithocheiridae Ornithocheiridae indet[3]
Dinosaurs
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Abelisauridae Abelisauride indet.[1][3]
Carcharodontosauridae Carcharodontosauridae indet. [1][4][3]
Spinosaurus and/or possibly Spinosaurinae

[1][4]

S.sp.
Tataouinea[5] as well as indeterminate teeth[1] T.hannibalis
iguanodontian[6][3] Iguanodontia indet.

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • Geology of Tunisia

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Fanti, Federico; Contessi, Michela; Franchi, Fulvio (September 2012). "The "Continental Intercalaire" of southern Tunisia: Stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleoecology". Journal of African Earth Sciences 73-74: 1–23. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.07.006. ISSN 1464-343X. Bibcode: 2012JAfES..73....1F. 
  2. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Dridi, Jihed (November 2018). "New fossils of the giant pholidosaurid genus Sarcosuchus from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia". Journal of African Earth Sciences 147: 268–280. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.06.023. ISSN 1464-343X. Bibcode: 2018JAfES.147..268D. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fanti, Federico; Cau, Andrea; Martinelli, Agnese; Contessi, Michela (September 2014). "Integrating palaeoecology and morphology in theropod diversity estimation: A case from the Aptian-Albian of Tunisia". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 410: 39–57. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05.033. ISSN 0031-0182. Bibcode: 2014PPP...410...39F. 
  5. ↑ Fanti, Federico; Cau, Andrea; Hassine, Mohsen; Contessi, Michela (2013-07-09). "A new sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia with extreme avian-like pneumatization". Nature Communications 4 (1): 2080. doi:10.1038/ncomms3080. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 23836048. Bibcode: 2013NatCo...4.2080F. 
  6. ↑ Fanti, Federico; Cau, Andrea; Panzarin, Lukas; Cantelli, Luigi (May 2016). "Evidence of iguanodontian dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Tunisia". Cretaceous Research 60: 267–274. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.12.008. ISSN 0195-6671. Bibcode: 2016CrRes..60..267F. 

Bibliography

Further reading

  • J. Le Loeuff, É. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, Y. Laurent, M. Ouaja, C. Souillat, D. Srarfi and H. Tong. 2000. Mesozoic continental vertebrates of Tunisia. 5th European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Geowissenschaften Abteilung. Program. Abstracts. Excursion Guides 45



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