Where: Lebanon (34.1° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 12.9° N, 30.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Sannine Formation, Middle Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• At Namoura the fish-bearing Lagerstatte of 'unit 3' are apparently without microfossils. However, Dalla Vecchia et al. (2002) record that in the overlying 'unit 4' (about 15 m above the fish-bearing layer) the following foraminifers are found: Pseudorhapidionina laurensis (de Castro, 1965), P. dubia (de Castro, 1965), Prealviolina group cretacea (d'Archiac, 1837), Pseudodomia drorimensis Reiss, Hamaoui & Ecker, 1964 and Conicorbitolina group conico (d'Archiac, 1837). These taxa are seen to coincide stratigraphically within the base of the Upper Cenomanian (Schroeder & Neumann 1985: Table 1). Thus, a conservative dating places the Namoura Lagerstatte, which lies just below the foraminfer-bearing 'unit 4' as being in the middle portion of the Middle Cenomanian.
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; gray, green, white, yellow, blue, cherty/siliceous wackestone and carbonaceous mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the BMNH
• Our specimens were purchased from locals and fossil dealers.
Primary reference: P. L. Forey, L. Yi, C. Patterson and C. E. Davis. 2003. Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1(4):227-330 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 124426: authorized by Graeme Lloyd, entered by Graeme Lloyd on 15.02.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Rhynchodercetis cf. yovanovitchi, "Rhynchodercetis cf. gracilis" = Hastichthys gracilis
"Rhynchodercetis cf. gracilis" = Hastichthys gracilis Chalifa 1989 BMNH P. 63235, P. 63246, P. 63332, P. 62677
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Serrilepis minor n. sp., Serrilepis prymnostrigos n. sp.
Serrilepis prymnostrigos n. sp. Forey et al. 2003 BMNH P.62523, P.62968, P.62969, P.62970, P.62971, P.63322
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Enchodus mecoanalis n. sp.
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Paracentrus lebanonensis n. gen. n. sp.
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Scombroclupea diminuta n. sp. Forey et al. 2003 BMNH P.63136, P.63150, P.63158, P.63159, P.63248, P.63168, P.63272, P.63303, P.63230
Scombroclupea macrophthalma Heckel 1849 BMNH P.62525, P.62526, P.63143, P.63152, P.63153, P.63157, P.63165, P.63247
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Armigatus namourensis n. sp., Armigatus alticorpus n. sp.
Armigatus namourensis n. sp. Forey et al. 2003 BMNH P.59808, P.62527-29, P.63135, P.63137-42, P.63145-47, P.63148a/b, P.63149a/b, P.63151a/b, P.63156, P.63161-64, P.63598a/b
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Triplomystus oligoscutatus n. gen. n. sp., Triplomystus noorae n. gen. n. sp.
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Gigapteryx tethyestris n. gen. n. sp.
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Eubiodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866 BMNH P.62691, P.63234, P.63194, P.63600, AUB 100821, MNHN 2000-11-17, MNHN 1993-1-2, MNHN 1998-11, MNHN 1993-1-1
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Gaudryella gaudryi Pictet and Humbert 1866 BMNH P.63205-26, P.63264-67, P.63273-84, P.63297-8, P.63302, P.63306-18
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Ctenodentelops striatus n. gen. n. sp.
Ctenodentelops striatus n. gen. n. sp. Forey et al. 2003 BMNH P. 63228, P.63227, P.63237-P.63239, P.63253-P.63258, P.63287-P.63292, P.63295, P.63299, P.63301, P.63304, P.63326-P.63331, P.63601, MNHN NRA-54a, NRA-22, NRA-15, 1991-3-4, 1989-12-1, NRA-16, 1991-3-5, MNHN 1991-1-7b
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Lebonichthys namourensis n. sp.
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