Where: Morocco (32.3° N, 7.8° W: paleocoordinates 26.6° N, 9.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, phosphatic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: University of Montpellier 2
Primary reference: A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta. 1997. Les Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes et Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) des bassins à phosphate du Maroc (Maastrichtien-Lutétien basal). Systématique, biostratigraphie, évolution et dynamique des faunes. Palaeo Ichthyologica 8:1-327 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 116904: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 14.09.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Archaeomanta melenhorsti Herman 1979 eagle ray
Burnhamia fetahi Cappetta 1985 eagle ray | |
Merabatis praealba Arambourg 1952 stingray
Coupatezia boujoi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
Arechia arambourgi Cappetta 1983 stingray | |
Dasyatis datasi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 whiptail stingray | |
Galeorhinus minutissimus Arambourg 1935 school shark | |
Abdounia beaugei Arambourg 1935 cat shark | |
Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis Arambourg 1952 sharpnose shark | |
Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877 nurse shark | |
Palaeorhincodon dartevellei Arambourg 1952 carpet shark | |
Chiloscyllium meraense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark |