Liodon asiaticum type locality (Cretaceous of Israel)

Also known as Saint-Anne Community

Where: Southern District, Israel (31.8° N, 35.2° E: paleocoordinates 14.7° N, 30.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mishash Formation, Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• lower part of the middle Campanian (C. plummerae (Gandolfi , 1955) / G. rosetta (Carsey, 1926) and CC18 / UC14-15a Zones). This corresponds to the local Mishash Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; carbonate

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Father Jules Ruffier; reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: N. Bardet, D. Desmares, R. Sanchez-Pellicer and S. Gardin. 2021. Rediscovery of “Liodon” asiaticum Répelin, 1915, a Mosasaurini (Squamata, Mosasauridae, Mosasaurinae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the vicinity of Jerusalem – Biostratigraphical insights from microfossils. Comptes Rendus Palevol 20(20):351-372 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 220176: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 11.05.2021

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Taxonomic list

Coccolithophyceae
 Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae
Lithastrinus grillii Stradner 1962
Uniplanarius sissinghii Perch-Nielsen 1986
 Podorhabdales - Prediscosphaeraceae
Prediscosphaera sp. Rood et al. 1971
 Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae
Retecapsa sp. Black 1971
 Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae
 Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae
Misceomarginatus pleniporus Wind and Wise 1977
Reinhardtites anthophorus Deflandre 1959
Reinhardtites levis Prins and Sissingh 1977
 Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae
Watznaueria sp. Reinhardt 1964
 Arkhangelskiales - Kamptneriaceae
Kamptnerius magnificus Deflandre 1959
 Arkhangelskiales - Arkhangelskiellaceae
Aspidolithus parcus
Aspidolithus parcus parcus
 Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae
Bukryaster hayi Bukry 1969
Foraminifera
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 Globigerinina - Hedbergellidae
 Globigerinaceae - Marginotruncanidae
 Globigerinaceae - Globotruncanidae
 Globigerinaceae - Planomalinidae
 Globigerinaceae - Heterohelicidae
Reptilia
 Squamata - Mosasauridae
Mosasauridae indet. Gervais 1852 mosasaur
MHNM.0.419. 35-37
Mosasaurinae indet. Gervais 1853 mosasaur
MHNM.0.419.4, 33 and MHNM.0.419.5, 34
Liodon asiaticum n. sp. Répelin 1915 mosasaur
MHNM.0.419.1-5 - type