Sidi Daoui, couche 2a (Paleocene to of Morocco)

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
 Myliobatiformes -
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
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis ponsi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae
Gymnuridae indet. Fowler 1934 stingray
Gymnura delpiti Cappetta 1984 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Archaeomanta priemi Herman 1979 eagle ray
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
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
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
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
 Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae
Palaeorhincodon daouii n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark
 Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Metlaouia delpiti Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 wobbegong
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927 nurse shark
Hologinglymostoma jaegeri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark