Sahel Alma (Humbert collection): Late/Upper Santonian, Lebanon
collected by Alois Humbert
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
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Scyllium sahelalmae n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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| recombined as Mesiteia sahelalmae | |||||||
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unclassified
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Opistopteryx gracilis
(Pictet 1850)
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Actinopteri
- Salmoniformes
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Spaniodon elongatus
Pictet 1850
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Spaniodon brevis n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Actinopteri
- Aulopiformes
- Dercetidae
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Leptotrachelus triqueter
(Pictet 1850)
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| original and current combination Dercetis triqueter | |||||||
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Actinopteri
- Aulopiformes
- Ichthyotringidae
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Rhinellus furcatus
Agassiz 1843
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| recombined as Ichthyotringa furcata | |||||||
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Actinopteri
- Aulopiformes
- Enchodontidae
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Eurypholis longidens
Pictet 1850
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| recombined as Enchodus longidens | |||||||
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Actinopteri
- Cheirotricidae
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Cheirothrix libanicus n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Actinopteri
- Beryciformes
- Hoplopterygiidae
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Beryx syriacus n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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| recombined as Hoplopteryx syriacus | |||||||
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Actinopteri
- Beryciformes
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Pycnosterinx heckelii
Pictet 1850
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| recombined as Acrogaster heckeli | |||||||
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Actinopteri
- Syngnathiformes
- Aulostomidae
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Solenognathus lineolatus n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Actinopteri
- Polymixiiformes
- Polymixiidae
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Pycnosterinx discoides
Heckel 1849
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Pycnosterinx elongatus n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Actinopteri
- Myctophiformes
- Sardinioididae
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Leptosomus macrourus n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Leptosomus crassicostatus n. sp.
Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Geography
| Country: | Lebanon |
| Coordinates: | 34.0° North, 35.7° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.3° North, 31.0° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Santonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Santonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 86.30000 - 83.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The first dating of the section as "Senonian" by Fraas (1878) was refined by Ejel & Dubertret (1966) as Upper Santonian based on planktonic foraminifera. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified lime mudstone | ||
| Environment: | carbonate indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,soft parts |
| Lagerst�tten type: | conservation |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | Alois Humbert |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Sahil Alma | ||
| Database number: | 221226 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2021-07-17 12:25:31 | Last modified: | 2021-07-17 12:26:31 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2021-07-17 12:25:31 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 77414. | F. J. Pictet and A. Humbert. 1866. Nouvelles Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-115 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |