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Saint Denis du Sig, Mascara Province, Algeria

Lat/Long (Decimal)35.5333,-0.183333
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Mascara Province, Algeria

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Saint Denis du SigLandini W., Menesini E. (1984)not reported7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Paralepis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Aulopiformes : Paralepididae : Paralepis7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Trachurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Carangiformes : Carangidae : Trachurus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Alosa sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Alosa7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Etrumeus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Etrumeus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Sardina crassa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Sardina : Sardina crassa7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Spratelloides sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Dussumieriidae : Spratelloides7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Bregmaceros albyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gadiformes : Bregmacerotidae : Bregmaceros : Bregmaceros albyi7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lophius sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lophiiformes : Lophiidae : Lophius7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lampanyctus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophidae : Lampanyctus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Myctophum sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophum7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Myctophum columnae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophum : Myctophum columnae7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Myctophum licatae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophum : Myctophum licatae7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Capros sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Caproidae : Capros7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chaetodon (Arambourgchaetodon) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Chaetodontidae : Chaetodon : Chaetodon (Arambourgchaetodon)7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chaetodon (Arambourgchaetodon) ficheuri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Chaetodontidae : Chaetodon : Chaetodon (Arambourgchaetodon) ficheuri7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Gobius sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Gobiidae : Gobius7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Boops sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Boops7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Paracalamus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Paracalamus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Parapristipoma sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Parapristipoma7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Scomber colias
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Scombridae : Scomber : Scomber colias7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pagrus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Spariformes : Sparidae : Pagrus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Spicara sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Spariformes : Sparidae : Spicara7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Balistes sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tetraodontiformes : Balistidae : Balistes7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chilomycterus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tetraodontiformes : Diodontidae : Chilomycterus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene

References

Landini W., Menesini E. (1984) Messinian marine fish communities of the Mediterranean Sea, Atti della SocietĂ  Toscana di Scienze Naturali Serie A 91, 279-290
Gaudant J. (2008) Paléobiodiversité et paléoenvironnements: l’exemple des gisements de poissons téléostéens du Messinien préévaporitique d’Oran et du bassin du Chélif (Algérie), Geodiversitas 30 1, 141-163
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!
 
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