Oum ed Diab Member
The Oum ed Diab Member is a middle-upper Albian[1] geologic member, part of the Ain el Guettar Formation of Tunisia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
| Oum ed Diab Member | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle-Upper Albian | |
| Type | Member |
| Unit of | Ain el Guettar Formation |
| Underlies | Zebbag Formation |
| Overlies | Chenini Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32.6°N 10.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 15.2°N 9.4°E |
| Region | Tataouine |
| Country |  Tunisia |
  Oum ed Diab Member (Tunisia) | |
Vertebrate fauna
Archosaurs
- an indeterminate crocodyliform[3]
- the giant pholidosaurid Sarcosuchus[1][3]
- notosuchian uruguaysuchid Araripesuchus sp.[1]
- an indeterminate ornithocheirid pterosaur[3]
- an indeterminate abelisaurid[1][3]
- an indeterminate carcharodontosaurid[1][4][3]
- teeth referred to Spinosaurus and/or possibly Spinosaurinae[1][4]
- the rebbachisaurid sauropod Tataouinea[5] as well as indeterminate teeth[1]
- an indeterminate iguanodontian[6][3]
References
- 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.
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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). doi:10.1038/ncomms3080. ISSN 2041-1723.
- 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.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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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