Where: Morocco (32.8° N, 6.6° W: paleocoordinates 26.0° N, 8.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Selandian to Selandian (61.6 - 56.0 Ma)
• Selandian-early Thanetian on the basis of carbon isotope correlations (Yans et al., 2014)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; phosphatic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: University of Montpellier II
Primary reference: A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta. 1997. Les Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes et Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) des bassins à phosphate du Maroc (Maastrichtien-Lutétien basal). Systématique, biostratigraphie, évolution et dynamique des faunes. Palaeo Ichthyologica 8:1-327 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 214839: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.10.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Dasyatoidea indet. Whitley 1940 stingray
Heterobatis talbaouii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
Heterotorpedo brahimi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
Delpitia reticulata Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray | |
Dasyatis ponsi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 whiptail stingray | |
Gymnuridae indet. Fowler 1934 stingray
Gymnura delpiti Cappetta 1984 stingray | |
Archaeomanta priemi Herman 1979 eagle ray | |
Galeorhinus mesetaensis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 school shark
Triakis antunesi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark
Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza Arambourg 1952 hound shark
Palaeogaleus larachei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark | |
Foumtizia abdouni, Scyliorhinus ptychtus, Scyliorhinus sulcidens, Scyliorhinus entomodon, Casieria maghrebiana, Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens, Microscyliorhinus simplex, Abdounia africana, Porodermoides spanios
Foumtizia abdouni Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Scyliorhinus ptychtus Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Scyliorhinus sulcidens Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Scyliorhinus entomodon Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Casieria maghrebiana Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens Arambourg 1952 cat shark
Microscyliorhinus simplex Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Abdounia africana Arambourg 1952 cat shark
Porodermoides spanios Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark | |
Palaeorhincodon daouii n. sp.
Palaeorhincodon daouii n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark | |
Metlaouia delpiti Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 wobbegong | |
Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927 nurse shark
Hologinglymostoma jaegeri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark |