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Djebel Semene Mine, Siliana, Tunisia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.06,9.26 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Siliana, Tunisia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Djebel Semene Mine | Bergounioux F. M. (1955) | originally described as Pontian | "limestone" | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Testudo semenensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Testudo : Testudo semenensis | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Bergounioux F. M. (1955) Testudo semenensis nov. sp. du Djebel Semene (Tunisie), Bulletin de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles de Tunisie 8 1-2 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!