Quarry A4, Sidi Chennane: Thanetian, Morocco
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Odontopterygiformes
- Pelagornithidae
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Dasornis toliapica
(Owen 1873)
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Bourdon et al. 2010 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Chenanisuchus lateroculi n. gen., n. sp.
Jouve et al. 2005
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1 individual | |||||||||
| OCP DEK-GE 61 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
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Eritherium azzouzorum n. gen., n. sp.
Gheerbrant 2009
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Gheerbrant 2009 | 16 specimens | ||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Morocco | State/province: | Beni Mellal |
| Coordinates: | 32.7° North, 6.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.0° North, 8.2° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphorite |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 77353 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, M. Uhen | Enterer: | S. Miller, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-01-09 13:19:11 | Last modified: | 2023-12-04 15:31:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-01-09 13:19:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26180. | S. Jouve, B. Bouya, and M. Amaghzaz. 2005. A short-snouted dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Palaeocene of Morocco. Palaeontology 48(2):359-369 [M. Carrano/S. Miller/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 40151 | E. Bourdon, M. Amaghzaz, and B. Bouya. 2010. Pseudotoothed birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) from the early Tertiary of Morocco. American Museum Novitates 3704:1-71 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 31170 | E. Gheerbrant. 2009. Paleocene emergence of elephant relatives and the rapid radiation of African ungulates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 106(26):10717-10721 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |