Where: Morocco (32.8° N, 6.8° W: paleocoordinates 26.0° N, 8.2° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Selandian to Selandian (61.6 - 56.0 Ma)
• Selandian-early Thanetian on the basis of carbon isotope correlations (Yans et al., 2014)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; phosphatic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: University of Montpellier II
Primary reference: A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta. 1997. Les Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes et Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) des bassins à phosphate du Maroc (Maastrichtien-Lutétien basal). Systématique, biostratigraphie, évolution et dynamique des faunes. Palaeo Ichthyologica 8:1-327 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 214848: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.10.2020, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Chondrichthyes | |
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Palaeorhincodon daouii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark | |
Metlaouia delpiti n. gen. n. sp.
Metlaouia delpiti n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 wobbegong | |
Hologinglymostoma jaegeri n. gen. n. sp., Ginglymostoma khouribgaense n. sp., Ginglymostoma chenanei, Delpitoscyllium africanum
Hologinglymostoma jaegeri n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Ginglymostoma khouribgaense n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Ginglymostoma chenanei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927 nurse shark | |
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Eostegostoma sp. Herman and Crochard 1977 carpet shark | |
Chiloscyllium salvani n. sp.
Chiloscyllium salvani n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark | |
Microscyliorhinus simplex n. sp., Porodermoides spanios n. gen. n. sp., Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens, Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) peypouqueti n. sp., Foumtizia abdouni n. gen. n. sp., Scyliorhinus entomodon n. sp., Scyliorhinus ptychtus n. sp., Scyliorhinus sulcidens n. sp., Casieria maghrebiana n. gen. n. sp.
Microscyliorhinus simplex n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Porodermoides spanios n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens Arambourg 1952 cat shark
Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) peypouqueti n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Foumtizia abdouni n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Scyliorhinus entomodon n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Scyliorhinus ptychtus n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Scyliorhinus sulcidens n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Casieria maghrebiana n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark | |
Triakis antunesi n. sp., Palaeogaleus larachei n. sp., Galeorhinus mesetaensis n. sp., Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza
Triakis antunesi n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark
Palaeogaleus larachei n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark
Galeorhinus mesetaensis n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 school shark
Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza Arambourg 1952 hound shark | |
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Abdounia africana Arambourg 1952 requiem shark | |
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Gymnuridae indet. Fowler 1934 stingray
Gymnura delpiti Cappetta 1984 stingray | |
Dasyatoidea indet., Heterotorpedo brahimi n. sp., Ishaquia ? globidens, Delpitia reticulata n. gen. n. sp., Coupatezia larivei n. sp., Heterobatis talbaouii n. gen. n. sp.
Dasyatoidea indet. Whitley 1940 stingray
Heterotorpedo brahimi n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
Ishaquia ? globidens Arambourg 1952 stingray
Delpitia reticulata n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
Coupatezia larivei n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
Heterobatis talbaouii n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray | |
Dasyatis ponsi n. sp.
Dasyatis ponsi n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 whiptail stingray | |
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Hypolophodon sp. Cappetta 1980 stingray | |
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Burnhamia cf. daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray
Archaeomanta priemi Herman 1979 eagle ray | |
| Aves | |
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Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon 2005 bird | |