Also known as Euclastes acutirostris type locality

Where: Morocco (32.7° N, 6.8° W: paleocoordinates 25.6° N, 8.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Couche II Formation, Danian to Danian (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

• The age could be either Thanetian or Danian: If Thanetian, it would be younger than the other specimens of Euclastes up to now reported from Morocco. The derived condition of the snout, in relation to the Danian Euclastes skulls from Morocco, argues in favor of this hypothesis.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; fine-grained, phosphatic, white sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N.-E. Jalil, F. d. Lapparent de Broin, N. Bardet, R. Vacant, B. Bouya, M. Amaghzaz, and S. Meslouh. 2009. Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8:447-459 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123123: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 11.01.2012

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