Where: Syria (34.3° N, 38.2° E: paleocoordinates 16.0° N, 32.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: phosphatic, yellow limestone and limestone
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 117862: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 28.09.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Rhombodus sp. Dames 1881 stingray | |
Parapalaeobates atlanticus Arambourg 1952 ray | |
Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark
Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark | |
Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902 goblin shark | |
Reptilia | |
"Chelonii indet." = Testudines
"Chelonii indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle | |
Pachyvaranus crassispondylus Arambourg 1952 squamates | |
Actinopteri | |
Pycnodontidae indet. Agassiz 1833 |