Achlouj 1A (ACH1a) (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Also known as Oudiksou syncline

Where: Fes-Boulmane, Morocco (33.1° N, 4.8° W: paleocoordinates 24.5° N, 5.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Irbzer Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray mudstone

• "light grey mudstones and marls"

Size class: mesofossils

Collected by R. Tabuce in 1999

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), acetic, sieve,

Primary reference: G. Garcia, R. Tabuce, H. Cappetta, B. Marandat, I. Bentaleb, A. Benabdallah, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2003. First record of dinosaur eggshells and teeth from the north-west African Maastrichtian (Morocco). Palaeovertebrata 32(2–4):59-69 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 206441: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 15.11.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Charophyta indet.
Charophyta indet. Migula 1890
Reptilia
 Saurischia -
Pseudomegaloolithus atlasi
Pseudomegaloolithus atlasi Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003 sauropod
ACH1-3
 Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Megaloolithus sp.
Megaloolithus sp. Mikhailov 1991 titanosaurid
ACH1a-01
  - Prismatoolithidae
? Prismatoolithus sp.
? Prismatoolithus sp. Zhao and Li 1993 dinosaur
ACH1a-02
 Loricata - Krokolithidae
Krokolithidae indet.
Krokolithidae indet. Kohring and Hirsch 1996 crocodile eggshell
ACH1a-03