Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation), Ägypten


Fundort: Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation), Ägypten, Fayum, Ägypten
Taxon: Afrotarsius chatrathi aus der Familie Afrotarsiidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils, Quarry M is about "250 m above the base" of the formation (Simons et al. 2007) and in the "upper sequence" = Upper Fossil Wood Zone (there are two general fossil producing levels in the Jebel Qatrani, the "upper" and the "lower" sequences), At least one Aegyptopithecus specimen was filled with "sandstone matrix" (Simons et al. 2007)
Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:
zwischen 28,1 und 33,9 Millionen Jahre aus der Jebel Qatrani Formation in Ägypten
Geologie, Sratigraphie Rupelian / Rupelian / Jebel Qatrani
Koordinaten: 29° 27 ' 0 '' N, 30° 34 ' 59 '' O

Literatur

E. L. Simons, T. M. Bown 1985, Afrotarsius chatrathi, first tarsiiform primate (? Tarsiidae) from Africa. Nature. 313, p. 475 - 477

Systematik