Khetitila Srhira (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Where: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco (31.5° N, 4.1° W: paleocoordinates 18.5° N, 3.8° 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 163917: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.11.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Titanosauridae indet. Lydekker 1885 titanosaurid
M-KS-001a
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881 theropod
M-KS-015, 016
 Theropoda - Spinosauridae
Spinosaurus sp. Stromer 1915 tetanuran theropod
M-KS-006 to 009, 014, 036, 037
 Theropoda - Carcharodontosauridae
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret and Savornin 1925 allosauroid
M-KS-013, 023, 024, 028
 Crocodylia -
Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian
M-KS-031, 034, 040
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
M-KS-012
Osteichthyes
 Dipnoi -
Dipnoi indet. lungfish
M-KS-026
 Ceratodontiformes - Lepidosirenidae
Protopterus sp. Agassiz 1843 african lungfish
M-KS-045
 Ceratodontiformes - Neoceratodontidae
cf. Neoceratodus africanus Haug 1905 Queensland lungfish
M-KS-025, 027
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes -
cf. Lepidotes sp. Agassiz 1832 gar
M-KS-019A-E