Khneifiss L1: Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Syria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylomorpha indet. (Hay 1930)
Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Elasmosauridae indet. Cope 1869
Reptilia - Mosasauridae
Mosasaurinae indet. Gervais 1853
Leiodon anceps Owen 1841
Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo 1889
Prognathodon giganteus Dollo 1889
Globidens sp. Gilmore 1912
Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1952
nomen dubium belonging to Plioplatecarpinae
Plioplatecarpini indet. Russell 1967
Reptilia - Testudines
Nigeremys sp. Broin 1977
Chelonioidea indet. (Baur 1893)
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832
Actinopteri
Teleostei indet. (Müller 1846)
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Stratodus apicalis Cope 1872
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus elegans Dartevelle and Casier 1949
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae
Stephanodus libycus
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Myliobatiformes indet. Compagno 1973
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae
Rhombodus aff. meridionalis Arambourg 1952
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Ganopristis sp. Arambourg 1935
Ctenopristis sp. Arambourg 1940
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos sp. Link 1790
"Rhinobatos sp.1"
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Pteroscyllium sp. Cappetta 1980
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Plicatoscyllium sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Anomotodon aff. plicatus Arambourg 1952
Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Cretolamna cf. maroccana
Cretolamna biauriculata (Wanner 1902)
Cretolamna cf. appendiculata (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Cretalamna appendiculata
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax bassanii
Squalicorax africanus
Squalicorax sp. Whitley 1939
Squalicorax pristodontus (Agassiz 1835)
Squalicorax cf. yangaensis (Dartevelle and Casier 1943)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes
Youssoubatis sp. Cappetta 1992
Hypsobatis sp. Cappetta 1992
see common names

Geography
Country:Syria
Coordinates: 34.3° North, 37.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.0° North, 32.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Key time interval:Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:phosphatic calcareous phosphorite
Environment:carbonate indet.
Geology comments: open sea environment
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Specimens housed in the Université de Montpellier (UM-Collection Syrie) and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN-Collection Syrie)
Metadata
Database number:117850
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:P. Mannion
Modifier:P. Mannion
Created:2011-09-27 23:37:20 Last modified:2011-09-27 09:48:24
Access level:the public Released:2011-09-27 23:37:20
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
37884. N. Bardet, H. Cappetta, X. Pereda Suberbiola, M. Mouty, A. K. Al Maleh, A. M. Ahmed, O. Khrata and N. Gannoum. 2000. The marine vertebrate faunas from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Syria. Geological Magazine 137(3):269-290 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]