PBDB Collection

Khneifiss L2 (Cretaceous to of Syria)

Where: Syria (34.3° N, 37.8° E: paleocoordinates 16.0° N, 32.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: phosphatic, red, yellow, calcareous phosphorite

• open sea environment

• This phosphatic level is mostly friable, yellow to reddish in colour and very rich in vertebrate remains.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. Bardet, H. Cappetta, X. Pereda Suberbiola, M. Mouty, A. K. Al Maleh, A. M. Ahmed, O. Khrata and N. Gannoum. 2000. The marine vertebrate faunas from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Syria. Geological Magazine 137(3):269-290 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 117852: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 27.09.2011, edited by Roger Benson

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Taxonomic list

• Specimens housed in the Université de Montpellier (UM-Collection Syrie) and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN-Collection Syrie)

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Chondrichthyes
Galeomorphi -	Youssoubatis sp., Hypsobatis sp. Youssoubatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark Hypsobatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Anomotodon aff. plicatus Anomotodon aff. plicatus Arambourg 1952 goblin shark
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	Carcharias sp. Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
Lamniformes - Anacoracidae	Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax pristodontus Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	Plicatoscyllium sp. Plicatoscyllium sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Pteroscyllium sp. Pteroscyllium sp. Cappetta 1980 cat shark
Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae	Rhombodus aff. meridionalis Rhombodus aff. meridionalis Arambourg 1952 stingray
Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae	Rhinobatos sp. Rhinobatos sp. Link 1790 guitarfish "Rhinobatos sp.1 sp.2"
Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae	Ganopristis sp., Ctenopristis sp. Ganopristis sp. Arambourg 1935 ray Ctenopristis sp. Arambourg 1940 ray
Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae	Hexanchus sp. Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark
Reptilia
Loricata -	Crocodylomorpha indet. Crocodylomorpha indet. crocodilian
Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae	Elasmosauridae indet. Elasmosauridae indet. Cope 1869 elasmosaur
Testudines - Bothremydidae	Taphrosphyini indet. Taphrosphyini indet. Gaffney et al. 2006 sideneck turtle
Testudines -	Chelonioidea indet. Chelonioidea indet. sea turtle
Testudines - Cheloniidae	Cheloniidae indet. Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle
Squamata - Mosasauridae	Platecarpus ptychodon, Plioplatecarpini indet., Mosasaurinae indet., Mosasaurus lemonnieri, Globidens sp., Prognathodon giganteus, Leiodon anceps Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1952 mosasaur Plioplatecarpini indet. mosasaur Mosasaurinae indet. Gervais 1853 mosasaur Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo 1889 mosasaur Globidens sp. Gilmore 1912 mosasaur Prognathodon giganteus Dollo 1889 mosasaur Leiodon anceps Owen 1841 mosasaur
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Teleostei indet. Teleostei indet. Müller 1846
Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae	Stephanodus libycus Stephanodus libycus
Aulopiformes - Dercetidae	Stratodus apicalis Stratodus apicalis Cope 1872
Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae	Enchodus elegans Enchodus elegans Dartevelle and Casier 1949