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Douaria, Bizerte, Tunisia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.042,9.213 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Bizerte, Tunisia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Douaria | Roman F, Solignac M (1934) | Age given as Pontien. NOW database estimates 5.3-7.1 Ma | sandstone | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Merycopotamus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Merycopotamus | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Helladotherium sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Helladotherium | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Palaeotragus germaini species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Palaeotragus : Palaeotragus germaini | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Sivatherium sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Sivatherium | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Diceros sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Diceros | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Roman F, Solignac M (1934) Découverte d'un gisement de Mammifères pontiens à Douaria (Tunisie septentrionale)., Comptes Rendus a l'academie des sciences 199 26, 1649-1650 |
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!