Chaaft (levels 1–3) (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Where: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco (30.9° N, 3.9° W: paleocoordinates 17.8° N, 3.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ifezouane Formation (Kem Kem Group), Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• levels 1-3

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: R. Amiot, X. Wang, C. Lécuyer, E. Buffetaut, L. Boudad, L. Cavin, Z. Ding, F. Fluteau, A. W. A. Kellner, H. Tong, and F. Zhang. 2010. Oxygen and carbon isotope compositions of middle Cretaceous vertebrates from North Africa and Brazil: Ecological and environmental significance. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 297(2):439-451 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 155212: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Jonathan Tennant on 02.04.2014, edited by Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Onchopristis numidus Haug 1905 ray
M-CH-024
Reptilia
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
M-CH-029, 031
 Archosauria -
Archosauria indet. Cope 1869 archosaur
M-CH-025
 Crocodylia -
Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian
M-CH-010
 Theropoda - Spinosauridae
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Stromer 1915 tetanuran theropod
M-CH-004, 007, 011, 025, 036, 037
 Theropoda - Carcharodontosauridae
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret and Savornin 1925 allosauroid
M-CH-012n, 013
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret and Savornin 1925 allosauroid
M-CH-014
 Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Titanosauridae indet. Lydekker 1885 titanosaurid
M-CH-006a
 Pterosauria - Anhangueridae
Anhangueridae indet. Campos and Kellner 1985 pterosaur
M-CH-005bis