PBDB Collection

Sidi Chennane [Couche IIa] (general) (Paleocene of Morocco)

Also known as Lahimia selloumi type, bed IIa, Arambourgisuchus khouribgaensis type, Sidi Chenane

Where: Morocco (32.7° N, 6.7° W: paleocoordinates 25.6° N, 8.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: IIa Member (Couche II Formation), Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

• Some reworked Danian selachians

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta. 1997. Les Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes et Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) des bassins à phosphate du Maroc (Maastrichtien-Lutétien basal). Systématique, biostratigraphie, évolution et dynamique des faunes. Palaeo Ichthyologica 8:1-327 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 133217: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 05.09.2012, edited by Matthew Carrano

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Loricata - Dyrosauridae	Arambourgisuchus khouribgaensis n. gen. n. sp.³ Arambourgisuchus khouribgaensis n. gen. n. sp.³ Jouve et al. 2005 crocodilian OCP DEK/GE 300 (holotype: skull), OCP DEK/GE 18 (skull), OCP DEK/GE 269 and 1200 (separate portions of mandibles)
Mammalia
Tribosphenida -	Hadrogeneios phosphaticus n. gen. n. sp.¹, Ocepeia daouiensis² Hadrogeneios phosphaticus n. gen. n. sp.¹ Gheerbrant 2023 placental MHNM.KHG.227 - holotype; paratypes: MHNT PAL 2006.0.19, MHNM.KHG.223-226 Ocepeia daouiensis² Gheerbrant et al. 2001 placental MNHN.F PM45 (partial skull)
Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae	Lahimia selloumi n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Lahimia selloumi n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Solé et al. 2009 creodont OCP DEK/GE 443 (PM 75) - holotype (right dentary with M1–3 and alveoli of P2–4 and part of C1); hypodigm: OCP DEK/GE 443 (PM 75), holotype, right dentary with M1–3; MNHN PM 56, right dentary with M2–3 and roots of M1; MNHN PM 57, left dentary with M1–3, and roots of P3; OCP DEK/GE 442 (PM 76), left dentary with M2–3 and alveoli (with broken roots) of P2–4–M1
Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae	Rhombodus microdon⁴ Rhombodus microdon⁴ Arambourg 1952 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Myliobatis raouxi⁴, Myliobatis sulcidens⁴, Archaeomanta priemi Myliobatis raouxi⁴ Arambourg 1952 eagle ray Myliobatis sulcidens⁴ Dartevelle and Casier 1943 eagle ray Archaeomanta priemi Herman 1979 eagle ray
Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae	Gymnura delpiti Gymnura delpiti Cappetta 1984 stingray
Myliobatiformes -	Heterotorpedo brahimi, Coupatezia larivei, Heterobatis talbaouii⁴, Ishaquia globidens⁴ Heterotorpedo brahimi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray Coupatezia larivei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray Heterobatis talbaouii⁴ Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray Ishaquia globidens⁴ Arambourg 1952 stingray
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Casieria maghrebiana, Microscyliorhinus simplex, Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens, Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) peypouqueti, Scyliorhinus ptychtus, Scyliorhinus entomodon⁴, Foumtizia abdouni Casieria maghrebiana Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Microscyliorhinus simplex Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens Arambourg 1952 cat shark Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) peypouqueti Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Scyliorhinus ptychtus Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Scyliorhinus entomodon⁴ Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Foumtizia abdouni Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Abdounia africana⁴ Abdounia africana⁴ Arambourg 1952 requiem shark
Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae	Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza, Palaeogaleus larachei⁴, Triakis antunesi Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza Arambourg 1952 hound shark Palaeogaleus larachei⁴ Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark Triakis antunesi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	Isurolamna sp.⁴ Isurolamna sp.⁴ Cappetta 1992 mackerel shark
Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae	Metlaouia delpiti Metlaouia delpiti Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 wobbegong
Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae	Palaeorhincodon daouii Palaeorhincodon daouii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	Delpitoscyllium africanum, Hologinglymostoma jaegeri, Ginglymostoma khouribgaense, Ginglymostoma chenanei n. sp. Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927 nurse shark Hologinglymostoma jaegeri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark Ginglymostoma chenanei n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark

¹Gheerbrant 2023; ²Gheerbrant et al. 2014; ³Jouve et al. 2005; ⁴Solé et al. 2009