Bou Laalou (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Where: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco (31.5° N, 4.7° W: paleocoordinates 18.7° N, 4.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ifezouane Formation (Kem Kem Group), Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: R. Amiot, X. Wang, C. Lécuyer, E. Buffetaut, L. Boudad, L. Cavin, Z. Ding, F. Fluteau, A. W. A. Kellner, H. Tong, and F. Zhang. 2010. Oxygen and carbon isotope compositions of middle Cretaceous vertebrates from North Africa and Brazil: Ecological and environmental significance. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 297(2):439-451 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 163916: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.11.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Archosauria -
Archosauria indet.
Archosauria indet. Cope 1869 archosaur
M-BL-041 (formerly Spinosaurus)
 Pterosauria - Anhangueridae
Anhangueridae indet.
Anhangueridae indet. Campos and Kellner 1985 pterosaur
M-BL-003bis
 Theropoda - Carcharodontosauridae
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret and Savornin 1925 allosauroid
M-BL-022, 023
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret and Savornin 1925 allosauroid
M-BL-024, 025
 Theropoda - Spinosauridae
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Stromer 1915 tetanuran theropod
M-BL-036, 042-045
 Loricata - Pholidosauridae
cf. Sarcosuchus sp.
cf. Sarcosuchus sp. de Broin and Taquet 1966 crocodilian
M-BL-038a
 Crocodylia -
Crocodylia indet.
Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian
M-BL-013, 040
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
M-BL-014, 016