Zaouia (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Where: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco (31.8° N, 4.3° W: paleocoordinates 18.8° 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)

• formation-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 99880: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.11.2010, edited by Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Onchopristis numidus Haug 1905 ray
M-ZA-021A-D
Reptilia
 Pterosauria - Anhangueridae
Anhangueridae indet. Campos and Kellner 1985 pterosaur
M-ZA-010
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881 theropod
M-ZA-015
 Crocodylia -
Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian
M-ZA-005
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
M-ZA-007