Teberemt Formation
| Teberemt Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle to ?Late Palaeocene (Selandian to ?Thanetian)
[1] ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tamaguélelt Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 17°24′N 0°30′E / 17.4°N 0.5°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 5°18′N 3°06′W / 5.3°N 3.1°W |
| Region | Er Rachidia |
| Country |  Mali, |
  Teberemt Formation (Mali) | |
The Teberemt Formation is a geological formation in Mali, West Africa. It dates to the middle to possibly the late Palaeocene epoch.[2]
Fossil Content
Reptiles
Testudines
| Testudines from the Teberemt Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Member | Images |
| Acleistochelys[3] | A.maliensis | A nearly complete skull, shell fragments, pelvic fragments, and a cervical vertebra | A large Bothremydid Pleurodiran Turtle | ||
| Azabbaremys[4] | A.moragjonesi | A skull | A botheremydid Pleurodiran Turtle related to Acleistochelys | ||
Crocodylomorphs
| Crocodylomorphs from the Teberemt Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Member | Images |
| Hyposaurus | H.sp[5] | A Dyrosaurid Crocodylomorph | |||
| Crocodylomorpha | Crocodylomorpha indet.[6] | ||||
References
- ^ "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ O'leary, M.A.; Bouaré, M.L.; Claeson, K.M.; Heilbronn, K.; Hill, R.V.; Mccartney, J.; Sessa, J.A.; Sissoko, F.; Tapanila, L.; Wheeler, E.; Roberts, E.M. (2019). "Stratigraphy and paleobiology of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene sediments from the trans-Saharan seaway in Mali". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2019 (436): 1–118. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.436.1.1.
- ^ Gaffney, Eugene S.; Roberts, Eric; Sissoko, Famory; Bouaré, Mohamed L.; Tapanila, Leif; O'leary, Maureen A. (2007). "Acleistochelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali". American Museum Novitates (3549): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3549[1:AANSTP]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082.
- ^ Gaffney, Eugene S.; Moody, Richard T. J.; Walker, Cyril A. (2001). <0001:aansnt>2.0.co;2 "Azabbaremys, a new Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali". American Museum Novitates (3320): 1–16. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)320<0001:aansnt>2.0.co;2. ISSN 0003-0082.
- ^ "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-03-07.