PBDB Collection

Ouled Abdoun, recette IV, couche 2a (Paleocene to of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (32.8° N, 6.8° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 21.8° N, 0.5° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: IIa Member (Couche II Formation), Selandian to Selandian (61.6 - 56.0 Ma)

• Selandian-early Thanetian on the basis of carbon isotope correlations (Yans et al., 2014)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; phosphatic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: University of Montpellier II

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 214848: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.10.2020, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis ponsi n. sp. Dasyatis ponsi n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 whiptail stingray
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Archaeomanta priemi, Burnhamia cf. daviesi Archaeomanta priemi Herman 1979 eagle ray Burnhamia cf. daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray
Myliobatiformes -	Dasyatoidea indet., Ishaquia ? globidens, Heterobatis talbaouii n. gen. n. sp., Coupatezia larivei n. sp., Heterotorpedo brahimi n. sp., Delpitia reticulata n. gen. n. sp. Dasyatoidea indet. Whitley 1940 stingray Ishaquia ? globidens Arambourg 1952 stingray Heterobatis talbaouii n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray Coupatezia larivei n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray Heterotorpedo brahimi n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray Delpitia reticulata n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae	Gymnuridae indet., Gymnura delpiti Gymnuridae indet. Fowler 1934 stingray Gymnura delpiti Cappetta 1984 stingray
Myliobatiformes -	Hypolophodon sp. Hypolophodon sp. Cappetta 1980 stingray
Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae	Palaeorhincodon daouii Palaeorhincodon daouii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark
Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae	Metlaouia delpiti n. gen. n. sp. Metlaouia delpiti n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 wobbegong
Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae	Chiloscyllium salvani n. sp. Chiloscyllium salvani n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 carpet shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	Delpitoscyllium africanum, Hologinglymostoma jaegeri n. gen. n. sp., Ginglymostoma chenanei, Ginglymostoma khouribgaense n. sp. Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927 nurse shark Hologinglymostoma jaegeri n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark Ginglymostoma chenanei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark Ginglymostoma khouribgaense n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae	Eostegostoma sp. Eostegostoma sp. Herman and Crochard 1977 carpet shark
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Abdounia africana Abdounia africana Arambourg 1952 requiem shark
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Scyliorhinus ptychtus n. sp., Scyliorhinus sulcidens n. sp., Scyliorhinus entomodon n. sp., Porodermoides spanios n. gen. n. sp., Foumtizia abdouni n. gen. n. sp., Microscyliorhinus simplex n. sp., Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens, Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) peypouqueti n. sp., Casieria maghrebiana n. gen. n. sp. Scyliorhinus ptychtus n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Scyliorhinus sulcidens n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Scyliorhinus entomodon n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Porodermoides spanios n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Foumtizia abdouni n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Microscyliorhinus simplex n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) subulidens Arambourg 1952 cat shark Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) peypouqueti n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark Casieria maghrebiana n. gen. n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 cat shark
Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae	Triakis antunesi n. sp., Palaeogaleus larachei n. sp., Galeorhinus mesetaensis n. sp., Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza Triakis antunesi n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark Palaeogaleus larachei n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 hound shark Galeorhinus mesetaensis n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 school shark Khouribgaleus gomphorhiza Arambourg 1952 hound shark
Aves
Phaethontiformes - Prophaethontidae	Lithoptila abdounensis Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon 2005 bird