The Oum ed Diab Member is a middle-upper
Albian geologic
member, part of the
Ain el Guettar Formation of
Tunisia.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.]
Vertebrate fauna
Fish
* ''
Caturus
''Caturus'' (from el, κατω , 'down' and el, οὐρά 'tail') is an extinct genus of fishes in the family Caturidae in the order Amiiformes, related to modern bowfin. Fossils of this genus range from 200 to 109 mya. It has been suggested ...
'' sp.
* ''
Onchopristis dunklei''
* ''
Hybodus'' sp.
* ''
Lepidotes'' sp.
Archosaurs
* an indeterminate
crocodyliform
* the giant
pholidosaurid
Pholidosauridae is an extinct family of aquatic neosuchian mesoeucrocodylian crocodylomorphs. Fossils have been found in Europe (Denmark, England, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden), Africa (Algeria, Niger, Mali, Morocco and Tunisia), North Amer ...
''
Sarcosuchus''
*
notosuchian uruguaysuchid ''
Araripesuchus'' sp.
* an indeterminate
ornithocheirid pterosaur
* an indeterminate
abelisaurid
* an indeterminate
carcharodontosaurid
* teeth referred to ''
Spinosaurus'' and/or possibly
Spinosaurinae
The Spinosauridae (or spinosaurids) are a clade or family of tetanuran theropod dinosaurs comprising ten to seventeen known genera. They came into prominence during the Cretaceous period. Spinosaurid fossils have been recovered worldwide, includi ...
* the
rebbachisaurid
Rebbachisauridae is a family of sauropod dinosaurs known from fragmentary fossil remains from the Cretaceous of South America, Africa, North America, Europe and possibly Central Asia.
Taxonomy
In 1990 sauropod specialist Jack McIntosh included t ...
sauropod
Sauropoda (), whose members are known as sauropods (; from '' sauro-'' + '' -pod'', 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs. Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their bo ...
''
Tataouinea
''Tataouinea'' is an extinct genus of sauropod dinosaur in the subfamily Rebbachisaurinae of Rebbachisauridae which lived in the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia. Only one species, ''T. hannibalis'', is known.
Discovery and naming
The first kn ...
'' as well as indeterminate teeth
* an indeterminate
iguanodontian
See also
*
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
*
Geology of Tunisia
The geology of Tunisia is defined by the tectonics of North Africa, with large highlands like the Atlas Mountains as well as basins such as the Tunisian Trough. Geologists have identified rock units in the country as much as a quarter-billion year ...
References
Bibliography
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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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Geologic formations of Tunisia
Lower Cretaceous Series of Africa
Albian Stage
Aptian Stage
Sandstone formations
Shallow marine deposits
Paleontology in Tunisia
Tataouine Governorate