Khneifiss L1 (Cretaceous to of Syria)
Where: Syria (34.3° N, 37.8° E: paleocoordinates 16.0° N, 32.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: phosphatic, calcareous phosphorite
• open sea environment
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: N. Bardet, H. Cappetta, X. Pereda Suberbiola, M. Mouty, A. K. Al Maleh, A. M. Ahmed, O. Khrata and N. Gannoum. 2000. The marine vertebrate faunas from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Syria. Geological Magazine 137(3):269-290 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 117850: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 27.09.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Specimens housed in the Université de Montpellier (UM-Collection Syrie) and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN-Collection Syrie)
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Reptilia | |
Elasmosauridae indet. Cope 1869 elasmosaur | |
Crocodylomorpha indet. crocodilian | |
Chelonioidea indet. sea turtle | |
Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle | |
Nigeremys sp. Broin 1977 sideneck turtle | |
Mosasaurinae indet., Leiodon anceps, Globidens sp., Prognathodon giganteus, Mosasaurus lemonnieri, Plioplatecarpini indet., Platecarpus ptychodon
Mosasaurinae indet. Gervais 1853 mosasaur
Leiodon anceps Owen 1841 mosasaur
Globidens sp. Gilmore 1912 mosasaur
Prognathodon giganteus Dollo 1889 mosasaur
Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo 1889 mosasaur
Plioplatecarpini indet. mosasaur
Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1952 mosasaur | |
Actinopteri | |
Teleostei indet. Müller 1846 | |
Enchodus elegans Dartevelle and Casier 1949 | |
Stratodus apicalis Cope 1872 | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Youssoubatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark
Hypsobatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark | |
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark | |
Pteroscyllium sp. Cappetta 1980 cat shark | |
Plicatoscyllium sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark | |
Anomotodon aff. plicatus Arambourg 1952 goblin shark
Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902 goblin shark | |
Cretolamna cf. maroccana, Cretolamna biauriculata, "Cretolamna cf. appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata
Cretolamna cf. maroccana mackerel shark
Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902 mackerel shark
"Cretolamna cf. appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835 mackerel shark | |
Squalicorax bassanii, Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax sp., Squalicorax cf. yangaensis, Squalicorax pristodontus
Squalicorax bassanii crow shark
Squalicorax africanus crow shark
Squalicorax sp. Whitley 1939 crow shark
Squalicorax cf. yangaensis Dartevelle and Casier 1943 crow shark
Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark | |
Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark | |
Ctenopristis sp. Arambourg 1940 ray
Ganopristis sp. Arambourg 1935 ray | |
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Myliobatiformes indet. Compagno 1973 stingray | |
Rhombodus aff. meridionalis Arambourg 1952 stingray |