Also known as al Nammoûra, al Gabour, Aïn el Gârboûr
Where: Kesrouâne, Lebanon (34.1° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 12.9° N, 30.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Cenomanian to Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; tabular, intraclastic, gray, green wackestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: adpression, soft parts
Collection methods: salvage, quarrying, surface (in situ), ,
• Most materials collected during quarrying and found in rock shops or private collections, but some in museums and limited in situ studies have been done.
Primary reference: F. M. Dalla Vecchia and S. Venturini. 1999. The Middle Cenomanian Lagerstaette of Al Nammoura (Kesrouâne Caza, N. Lebanon). Rivista del Museo Civio di Scienzi Naturali "E. Caffi" 20(suppl.):75-77 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 60285: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 08.05.2006, edited by Matthew Carrano, Philip Mannion, David Nicholson and Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aphanizocnemus libanensis n. gen. n. sp.3 Dal Sasso and Pinna 1997 squamates MSNM V783 (holotype skeleton). Originally stated (Dalla Vecchia et al 1997): Roland Anhoury collection (accessioned in 1980s) and 'lithographic slab of limestone, similar to the ichthyolyte levels coming from Hakel'; later revised (Dalla Vecchia et al. 2002)
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"Podophis descouensi n. gen. n. sp." = Eupodophis descouensi5
"Podophis descouensi n. gen. n. sp." = Eupodophis descouensi5 Rage and Escuillié 2000 snake 2 specimens described in Rieppel and Head (2004)
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Rhinochelys nammourensis n. sp.6
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Enantiophoenix electrophyla n. gen. n. sp.2
Enantiophoenix electrophyla n. gen. n. sp.2 Cau and Arduini 2008 bird MCSNM V-3882a (larger slab) and 3882b (smaller slab) - disarticulated skeleton, including portions of the shoulder and pelvic girdles as well as the hindlimb
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