Quarry A4, Sidi Chennane (Paleocene of Morocco)

Where: Beni Mellal, Morocco (32.7° N, 6.7° W: paleocoordinates 26.0° N, 8.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: IIa Member (Couche II Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• couche 2a layer

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77353: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Steven Miller on 09.01.2008, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea -
Eritherium azzouzorum n. gen. n. sp.2
Eritherium azzouzorum n. gen. n. sp.2 Gheerbrant 2009 proboscidean
Reptilia
 Loricata - Dyrosauridae
Chenanisuchus lateroculi n. gen. n. sp.
Chenanisuchus lateroculi n. gen. n. sp. Jouve et al. 2005 Chenane crocodile
OCP DEK-GE 61
Aves
 Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Dasornis toliapica1 Owen 1873 bird