Achlouj 2 (ACH2) (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Also known as Oudiksou syncline

Where: Fes-Boulmane, Morocco (33.1° N, 4.8° W: paleocoordinates 24.7° N, 5.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Irbzer Formation, Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• "levels 17–19"

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray mudstone

• "light grey mudstones and marls"; "grey clays"

Size class: mesofossils

Collected by R. Tabuce in 1999

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), acetic, sieve,

Primary reference: G. Garcia, R. Tabuce, H. Cappetta, B. Marandat, I. Bentaleb, A. Benabdallah, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2003. First record of dinosaur eggshells and teeth from the north-west African Maastrichtian (Morocco). Palaeovertebrata 32(2–4):59-69 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 206442: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 15.11.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881 theropod
ACH2-07, 8 (teeth)
? Pseudogeckoolithus tirboulensis n. sp. Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003 maniraptoran
ACH2-327, 329–334
 Theropoda - Laevisoolithidae
Tipoolithus achloujensis n. gen. n. sp.
Tipoolithus achloujensis n. gen. n. sp. Garcia et al. 2003 theropod
ACH2-06, 96, 284, 299–301
 Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae
Rodolphoolithus arioul n. gen. n. sp.
Rodolphoolithus arioul n. gen. n. sp. Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003 theropod
ACH2-4, 202, 204, 326
 Saurischia -
Pseudomegaloolithus atlasi n. gen. n. sp. Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003 sauropod
ACH2-205, 206, 209, 281, 282
 Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Megaloolithus maghrebiensis n. sp. Garcia et al. 2003 titanosaurid
ACH2-1a, 05, 197, 200, 201
unclassified
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Charophyta indet. Migula 1890