Asler village (Cretaceous to of Mali)

Also known as Rhabdognathus aslerensis type locality, Mali-5

Where: Mali (19.2° N, 0.2° W: paleocoordinates 10.4° N, 4.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Maastrichtian to Maastrichtian (72.1 - 61.6 Ma)

• From the Pgi rocks, which are equivalent to 'Terrecht 1'

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, sandy limestone

• pale yellow, sandy limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique du Mali and Stony Brook University in 1999

Primary reference: C. A. Brochu, M. L. Bouaré, F. Sissoko, E. M. Roberts, and M. A. O'Leary. 2002. A dryosaurid crocodyliform braincase from Mali. Journal of Paleontology 76(6):1060-1071 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 113316: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 26.07.2011

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata - Dyrosauridae
Rhabdognathus aslerensis n. sp. Jouve 2007 crocodilian
CNRST-SUNY-190 (skull)
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodontidae indet. Agassiz 1833
very small (5 cm) vomerine dentition
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
fragmentary oyster shells