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 | |
Mosasaurinae indet., Mosasaurus lemonnieri, Globidens sp., Prognathodon giganteus, Leiodon anceps, Plioplatecarpini indet., Platecarpus ptychodon
Mosasaurinae indet. Gervais 1853 mosasaur
Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo 1889 mosasaur
Globidens sp. Gilmore 1912 mosasaur
Prognathodon giganteus Dollo 1889 mosasaur
Leiodon anceps Owen 1841 mosasaur
Plioplatecarpini indet. mosasaur
Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1952 mosasaur | |
Nigeremys sp. Broin 1977 sideneck turtle | |
Chelonioidea indet. sea turtle | |
Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle | |
Elasmosauridae indet. Cope 1869 elasmosaur | |
Crocodylomorpha indet. crocodilian | |
Actinopteri | |
Teleostei indet. Müller 1846 | |
Enchodus elegans Dartevelle and Casier 1949 | |
Stratodus apicalis Cope 1872 | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Myliobatiformes indet. Compagno 1973 stingray | |
Rhombodus aff. meridionalis Arambourg 1952 stingray | |
Hypsobatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark
Youssoubatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark | |
Ctenopristis sp. Arambourg 1940 ray
Ganopristis sp. Arambourg 1935 ray | |
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Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark | |
Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902 goblin shark
Anomotodon aff. plicatus Arambourg 1952 goblin shark | |
Cretolamna cf. maroccana, "Cretolamna cf. appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretolamna biauriculata
Cretolamna cf. maroccana mackerel shark
"Cretolamna cf. appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835 mackerel shark
Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902 mackerel shark | |
Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark | |
Squalicorax bassanii, Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax sp., Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax cf. yangaensis
Squalicorax bassanii crow shark
Squalicorax africanus crow shark
Squalicorax sp. Whitley 1939 crow shark
Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark
Squalicorax cf. yangaensis Dartevelle and Casier 1943 crow shark | |
Plicatoscyllium sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark | |
Pteroscyllium sp. Cappetta 1980 cat shark |