PBDB Collection

Charquieh Mine A, L3 (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: shallow subtidal; phosphatic, gray, yellow phosphorite and limestone

• very shallow environments with submarine highs

• The phosphates are intercalated within a lower lumachellic limestone mainly composed of the oyster Ambigostrea villei and an upper alternation of marls, dolomites and limestones. The phosphates are yellow to grey, mainly soft

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 117855: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 28.09.2011, 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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Reptilia
Squamata - Mosasauridae	Mosasauridae indet., Mosasaurus lemonnieri, Leiodon anceps, Globidens sp., Plioplatecarpini indet. Mosasauridae indet. Gervais 1852 mosasaur Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo 1889 mosasaur Leiodon anceps Owen 1841 mosasaur Globidens sp. Gilmore 1912 mosasaur Plioplatecarpini indet. mosasaur
Squamata -	Varanoidea indet. Varanoidea indet. Gray 1827 squamates
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
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Teleostei indet. Teleostei indet. Müller 1846
Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae	Stephanodus libycus Stephanodus libycus
Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae	Enchodus elegans Enchodus elegans Dartevelle and Casier 1949
Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae	Phyllodontidae indet. Phyllodontidae indet. Sauvage 1875
Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae	Pycnodontidae indet. Pycnodontidae indet. Agassiz 1833
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes - Anacoracidae	Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax sp., Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax pristodontus Squalicorax africanus crow shark Squalicorax sp. Whitley 1939 crow shark Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Scapanorhynchus rapax Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902 goblin shark
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	Carcharias sp. Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
Lamniformes - Otodontidae	Cretolamna cf. maroccana, Cretolamna biauriculata Cretolamna cf. maroccana mackerel shark Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902 mackerel shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	Plicatoscyllium sp. Plicatoscyllium sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae	Chiloscyllium sp. Chiloscyllium sp. Müller and Henle 1837 carpet shark "Chiloscyllium sp.2"
Galeomorphi -	Hypsobatis sp., Youssoubatis sp. Hypsobatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark Youssoubatis sp. Cappetta 1992 shark
Euselachii -	Myliobatiformes indet. Myliobatiformes indet. Compagno 1973 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae	Rhombodus aff. meridionalis Rhombodus aff. meridionalis Arambourg 1952 stingray
Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae	Ctenopristis sp. Ctenopristis sp. Arambourg 1940 ray
Rajiformes -	Erguitaia sp. Erguitaia sp. Cappetta 1989 ray
Rajiformes - Parapalaeobatidae	Parapalaeobates atlanticus Parapalaeobates atlanticus Arambourg 1952 ray
Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae	Rhinobatos sp. Rhinobatos sp. Link 1790 guitarfish "Rhinobatos sp.1"