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RHOI-supported work by the M.P.F.T. at Torros-Menalla, Chad.
The following list is derived from Vignaud et al. (2002), Boisserie et al. (2005), and Geraads et al. (2008).
Arthropoda
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae indet. (nests)
Isoptera
Hodotermitidae indet. (nests)
Teleostei
Mormyriformes
Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus sp.
Cypriniformes
Cyprinidae
Labeo sp.
Characiformes
Characodae
Hydeocynus sp.
Sindacharax sp.
Alestini indet.
Siluriformes
Bagridae
Bagrus group
Siluriformes indet.
Perciformes
Perciformes indet.
Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodon sp.
Polypteriformes
Polypteridae
Polypterus sp. Reptilia
Testudines
Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.
Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet.
Serpentes
Boidae
Python cf. P. sebae
Colubridae
Colubridae indet.
Lacertilia
Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Crocodylia
Crocodilidae
Crocodylus niloticus
Euthecodon cr. E. nitriae
Gavialidae
Gavialidae gen et sp. nov.
Mammalia
Carnivora
Hyaenidae
Hyaenictitherium cf. H. hyaenoides
Ictitherium sp. (size of I. taurinum)
Hyaenidae indet. (size of Protictitherium)
Felidae
Machairodus cf. M. giganteus
Mustelidae
Lutrinae indet.
Primates
Cercopithecidae
Colobinae indet.
Hominidae
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Xerus sp.
Muridae
Murinae indet.
Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.
Tubulidentata
Orycteropidae
Orycteropus cf. O. gaudryi
Perissodactyla
Equidae
Hipparion cf. H. abudhabiense
Proboscidea
Gomphotheriidae
Anancus kenyensis
Elephantidae
Loxodonta sp. aff. L. sp. indet. "Lukeino stage"
Artiodactyla
Suidae
Nyanzachoerus syrticus
Anthracotheriidae
Libycosaurus petrocchii
Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon garyam
Giraffidae
Sivatherium cf. S. hendeyi
Giraffidae indet.
Bovidae
Antilopinae
Antilopini indet.
Caprinae
Ovibovini indet. aff. Palaeoryx
Bovinae
Bovini indet.
Hippotraginae
Reduncini
Kobus sp.
Hippotragini
Saheloryx solidus
Tchadotragus sudrei