Wadi Ruweishid: Lutetian, Jordan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias koerti
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus sp. de Blainville and Prévost 1816
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos sp. Link 1790
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Merabatis sp. Cappetta 1983
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Archaeomanta sp. Herman 1979
Burnhamia sp. Cappetta 1976
see common names

Geography
Country:Jordan
Coordinates: 32.5° North, 38.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.7° North, 32.6° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Lutetian
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: phosphorite
Secondary lithology: lime mudstone
Lithology description: chalk
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:65226
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-09-20 07:58:34 Last modified:2006-09-20 10:58:35
Access level:the public Released:2006-09-20 07:58:32
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]