Oron phosphate, "upper level": Late/Upper Campanian, Israel
collected by Lewy
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri
- Pycnodontiformes
- Mesturidae
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Micropycnodon sp.
Hibbard and Graffham 1945
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Aulopiformes
- Dercetidae
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Stratodus sp.
Cope 1872
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| Endocranial casts and skeletal remains | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Aulopiformes
- Enchodontidae
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Enchodus sp.
Agassiz 1835
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| Endocranial casts | ||||||||||
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Enchodus faujasi
(Agassiz 1843)
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| Endocranial casts | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Polymixiiformes
- Polymixiidae
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Polymixia sp.
Lowe 1836
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| Endocranial casts | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Azhdarchidae
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Titanopteryx sp.
Arambourg 1959
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| Two endocranial casts, isolated bones including wing phalanges and partial humerus | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Israel | State/province: | Southern District |
| Coordinates: | 30.7° North, 35.1° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 13.6° North, 30.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphatic "carbonate" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,cast |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collectors: | Lewy |
| Collection method comments: Geological Survey of Israel | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92192 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-03 05:56:01 | Last modified: | 2021-05-11 03:15:46 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-03 05:56:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31051. | Z. Lewy, A. C. Milner, and C. Patterson. 1992. Remarkably preserved natural endocranial casts of pterosaur and fish from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. GSI Current Research 7:31-35 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |