The Oum ed Diab Member is a middle-upper Albian[1] geologic member, part of the Ain el Guettar Formation of Tunisia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Oum ed Diab Member
Stratigraphic range: Middle-Upper Albian
TypeMember
Unit ofAin el Guettar Formation
UnderliesZebbag Formation
OverliesChenini Member
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherClaystone
Location
Coordinates32°36′N 10°06′E / 32.6°N 10.1°E / 32.6; 10.1
Approximate paleocoordinates15°12′N 9°24′E / 15.2°N 9.4°E / 15.2; 9.4
RegionTataouine
Country Tunisia
Oum ed Diab Member is located in Tunisia
Oum ed Diab Member
Oum ed Diab Member (Tunisia)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fanti, Federico; Contessi, Michela; Franchi, Fulvio (September 2012). "The "Continental Intercalaire" of southern Tunisia: Stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleoecology". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 73–74: 1–23. Bibcode:2012JAfES..73....1F. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.07.006. ISSN 1464-343X.
  2. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Dridi, Jihed (November 2018). "New fossils of the giant pholidosaurid genus Sarcosuchus from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 147: 268–280. Bibcode:2018JAfES.147..268D. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.06.023. ISSN 1464-343X.
  4. ^ a b Fanti, Federico; Cau, Andrea; Martinelli, Agnese; Contessi, Michela (September 2014). "Integrating palaeoecology and morphology in theropod diversity estimation: A case from the Aptian-Albian of Tunisia". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 410: 39–57. Bibcode:2014PPP...410...39F. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05.033. ISSN 0031-0182.
  5. ^ Fanti, Federico; Cau, Andrea; Hassine, Mohsen; Contessi, Michela (2013-07-09). "A new sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Tunisia with extreme avian-like pneumatization". Nature Communications. 4 (1): 2080. Bibcode:2013NatCo...4.2080F. doi:10.1038/ncomms3080. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 23836048.
  6. ^ Fanti, Federico; Cau, Andrea; Panzarin, Lukas; Cantelli, Luigi (May 2016). "Evidence of iguanodontian dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Tunisia". Cretaceous Research. 60: 267–274. Bibcode:2016CrRes..60..267F. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.12.008. ISSN 0195-6671.

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Further reading

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  • 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