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A new stem hystricognathous rodent from the Eocene of Tunisia
Palaeotis weigelti restudied
New Gargantuavis specimens from the Late Cretaceous of France
Abstract book of the 18th Conference of the EAVP
Paleocene Palaeocarcharodon from Maryland
Eocene (57) , Quercy Phosphorites (37) , Systematics (32) , Rodents (29) , Mammalia (26)
Fossil mammals and the age of the changxindian formation, Northeastern ChinaSpencer G. LucasKeywords: Changxindian Formation; China; Eocene; Fossil mammalsAbstract Re-evaluation of the small collection of mammal fossils from the Changxindian Formation near Beijing, China indicates the following taxa are present: Eutheria, Hypsimilus beifingensis, cf. Miacis sp., Anthracotheriidae and Forstercooperia grandis. The presence of Forstercooperia grandis indicates an Irdinmanhan age and does not support previous assignment of a Sharamurunian age to the Changxindian Formation. Article infos Published in Vol. 25, Fasc. 2-4 (1996) |
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New records of terrestrial Mammals from the upper Eocene Qasr el Sagha Formation, Fayum Depression, EgyptPatricia A. Holroyd, Elwyn L. Simons, Thomas M. Bown , Paul D. Polly and Mary J. KrausKeywords: Egypt; Eocene; Fossil mammals; Qasr el Sagha FormationAbstract New records of terrestrial mammals from the Qasr el Sagha Formation, Fayum Depression, Egypt are reported, and the stratigraphic occurrences of these fossils noted. These include additional specimens of Moeritheríum, Barytherium, and anthracotheres, as well as the oldest record of a hyracoid in the Fayum.These Eocene mammals occur almost exclusively in the alluvial deposits of the Dir Abu Lifa Member of the Qasr el Sagha Formation and show close affinities to the faunas from the lower sequence of the Jebel Qatrani Formation. There is no evidence of a more marked faunal discontinuity between the Qasr el Sagha and Jebel Qatrani Formations than there is across any of the three major breaks in sedimentation that exist within the Jebel Qatrani Formation. The faunal similarities between fossils of the lower sequence of the Jebel Qatrani Formation and of the upper part of the Qasr el Sagha Formation is consistent with recent paleomagnetic dating that suggests that these rocks differ in age by only one to two million years. Article infos Published in Vol. 25, Fasc. 2-4 (1996) |
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