Naqb Etaik: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Jordan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Cretolamna sp. Glikman 1958
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspidae indet. (Müller and Henle 1839)
corrected as Odontaspididae
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Lamnidae indet. Müller and Henle 1838
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax bassani
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Plicatoscyllium sp. Case and Cappetta 1997
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium sp. Smith 1837
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos sp. Link 1790
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Parapalaeobatidae
Parapalaeobates sp. Weiler 1930
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Schizorhiza stromeri Weiler 1930
Dalpiazia stromeri Checchia-Rispoli 1933
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae
Ptychotrygon sp. Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae
Rhombodus binkhorsti Dames 1881
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Dasyatoidea indet. Whitley 1940
see common names

Geography
Country:Jordan
Coordinates: 29.8° North, 36.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:14.2° North, 29.7° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Early/Lower Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: lower Maastrichtian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:65223
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-09-20 07:31:43 Last modified:2006-09-20 10:38:52
Access level:the public Released:2006-09-20 07:31:43
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18800. H. Cappetta, F. Pfeil, N. Schmidt-Kittler and E. Martini. 2000. New biostratigraphical data on the marine Upper Cretaceous and Palaeogene of Jordan. Newsletters on Stratigraphy 38(1):81-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]