'Ein Yabrud quarries (Cretaceous of Palestinian Territory)

Also known as Ein Jabrud

Where: Palestinian Territory (32.0° N, 35.3° E: paleocoordinates 10.7° N, 29.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Graysonites wooldridgei - Stoliczkaia amanai ammonoid zone, Bet Meir or Amminadav Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• formation assignment uncertain; PJW: zone misspelled as Graysonites wooldrigei in text. Was Early - Middle Cenomanian, but Yacobucci (2015 - Supplementary Table 1 : Information about this dataset) restricts this to Early Cenomanian.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• low energy, shallow marine platform depositional environment, close to shore.
• fine grained, thin-bedded carbonates

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression, soft parts

Collected by Haas

Collection methods: bulk,

• The collection is said to contain several hundred specimens

Primary reference: G. Haas. 1978. A new turtle of the genus Podocnemis from the lower Cenomanian of 'Ein Yabrud. Israel Journal of Zoology 27:169-175 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 11804: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 12.09.2001, edited by Jason Head, Matthew Carrano and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Bothremydidae
"Podocnemis parva n. sp." = Algorachelus parvus10, "Podocnemis judaea n. sp." = Algorachelus parvus
"Podocnemis parva n. sp." = Algorachelus parvus10 Haas 1978 sideneck turtle
"Podocnemis judaea n. sp." = Algorachelus parvus Haas 1978 sideneck turtle
HUJP 3664
 Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusidae indet.13 Cope 1868 sideneck turtle
 Squamata -
Ophidia indet.13, "Pachyrhachis problematicus n. gen. n. sp." = Pachyrhachis problematicus10, "Ophiomorphus colberti n. gen. n. sp." = Pachyrhachis problematicus1, Haasiophis terrasanctus n. gen. n. sp.14
Ophidia indet.13 Latreille 1804 snake
"Pachyrhachis problematicus n. gen. n. sp." = Pachyrhachis problematicus10 Haas 1979 snake
HUJ-PAL 3659 - holotype
"Ophiomorphus colberti n. gen. n. sp." = Pachyrhachis problematicus1 Haas 1979 snake
HUJ-PAL 3775 - holotype
Haasiophis terrasanctus n. gen. n. sp.14 Tchernov et al. 2000 snake
HUJ-PAL. EJ 695 - holotype
 Squamata - Mosasauridae
"Haasia gittelmani n. gen. n. sp." = Haasiasaurus gittelmani13
"Haasia gittelmani n. gen. n. sp." = Haasiasaurus gittelmani13 Polcyn et al. 1999 mosasaur
 Squamata -
 Squamata - Aigialosauridae
Mesoleptos sp.12 Cornalia and Chiozza 1852 squamates
HUJ-PAL EJ699 - part and counterpart (anterior vertebral column, ribs, shoulder girdle, and partial forelimbs)
 Pterosauria -
Pterosauria indet.13 pterosaur
Gnathostomata
  -
Actinopterygii indet.10 ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Pachyamia latimaxillaris n. gen. n. sp.6
Pachyamia latimaxillaris n. gen. n. sp.6 Chalifa and Tchernov 1982 bowfin
HUJ-EY-640
 Acanthomorphata - Aipichthyoididae
Aipichthyoides galeatus n. gen. n. sp.7 Gayet 1980
HUJ AJ.59, 61, 63
Aipichthyoides formosus n. sp.7 Gayet 1980
HUJ AJ.58, 60
 Beryciformes - Pharmacichthyidae
Pharmacichthys judensis n. sp.7 Gayet 1980
HUJ AJ.64, 65, 66
 Beryciformes -
Judeoberyx princeps n. gen. n. sp.7
Judeoberyx princeps n. gen. n. sp.7 Gayet 1980
HUJ AJ.57
 Aulopiformes -
Yabrudichthys striatus n. sp.5 Chalifa 1989
HUJ-EY 410
 Aulopiformes - Eurypholidae
Saurorhamphus judeaensis n. sp.2 Chalifa 1985
HUJEY 666, 82, 141, 301, 305, 306, 310, 647, 680; OFEY 1,2
 Aulopiformes -
Serrilepis longidens n. sp.5 Chalifa 1989
HUJ-EY 489, 26, 30, 32, 156, 355, 372, 373, 414, 415, 417, 418, 469, 495, 545, 602, 661, 672, 689
 Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
"Rhynchodercetis gracilis n. sp." = Hastichthys gracilis3, Dercetoides venator n. gen. n. sp.3
"Rhynchodercetis gracilis n. sp." = Hastichthys gracilis3 Chalifa 1989
HUJEY 330
Dercetoides venator n. gen. n. sp.3 Chalifa 1989
HUJEY 175
 Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus brevis n. sp.4 Chalifa 1989
HUJEY 466, 236
 Gonorhynchiformes - Gonorhynchidae
Judeichthys haasi n. gen. n. sp.9, Ramallichthys orientalis n. gen. n. sp.8
Judeichthys haasi n. gen. n. sp.9 Gayet 1985
HUJ AJ-432
Ramallichthys orientalis n. gen. n. sp.8 Gayet 1982
HUJ AJ.386, 25, 41, 133d,g, 134, 381, 425
 Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae
Rhombichthys intoccabilis n. gen. n. sp.11
Rhombichthys intoccabilis n. gen. n. sp.11 Khalloufi et al. 2010
Chondrichthyes
 Euselachii -
unclassified
  -
Echinodermata indet.13 Klein 1754
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.13 Linnaeus 1758 clam
Cephalopoda
  -
Cephalopoda indet.13 Cuvier 1797
 Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae
"Stoliczkaia amanai" = Stoliczkaiella13
"Stoliczkaia amanai" = Stoliczkaiella13 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
"Graysonites wooldrigei" = Graysonites wacoense13
"Graysonites wooldrigei" = Graysonites wacoense13 Böse 1928 ammonite
Crustacea
  -
Crustacea indet.13 Brünnich 1772