We are reviewing the sample of fossil Equidae, belon-ging to the genus “Hipparion” s.s. (see Armour-Chelu & Bernor, 2011) from Tizi’n Tadderht (Ouarzazate, Morocco), a fossiliferous site chronologically referable to the Late Miocene.The fossiliferous locality of Tizi’n Tadderht, already known in the literature (Geraads et al., 2012; Zouhri et al., 2012), has yielded a small but significant vertebrate fossil association. It represents the first documentation of a Late Miocene vertebrate fauna in the western area of North Africa. This new fauna allows to expand the possibilities of investigation on the biogeographical and evolutionary record of the vertebrate fossils in the circum-Mediterranean area
Preliminary report on the taxonomic revision of Fossil Equidae from Tizi’n Tadderht (Ouarzazate, Morocco)
Cirilli, Omar;
2018-01-01
Abstract
We are reviewing the sample of fossil Equidae, belon-ging to the genus “Hipparion” s.s. (see Armour-Chelu & Bernor, 2011) from Tizi’n Tadderht (Ouarzazate, Morocco), a fossiliferous site chronologically referable to the Late Miocene.The fossiliferous locality of Tizi’n Tadderht, already known in the literature (Geraads et al., 2012; Zouhri et al., 2012), has yielded a small but significant vertebrate fossil association. It represents the first documentation of a Late Miocene vertebrate fauna in the western area of North Africa. This new fauna allows to expand the possibilities of investigation on the biogeographical and evolutionary record of the vertebrate fossils in the circum-Mediterranean areaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
