Also known as Hjoula, Hgula, Hajula, Hadjula, Djoula

Where: Lebanon (34.1° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 12.9° N, 30.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Metoicoceras geslinianum ammonoid zone, Sannine Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• Hjoûla Lagerstätte of the Sannine Limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts

Collection methods: Repository: Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB)

Primary reference: L. Taverne. 2004. Libanechelys bultyncki gen. et sp. nov., une nouvelle anguille primitive (Teleostei, Anguilliformes) du Cénomanien marin du Liban. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 74:73-87 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 213133: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.08.2020, edited by Josh Mordaunt

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