Also known as Hjoula, Hgula, Hajula, Hadjula, Djoula

Where: Lebanon (34.1° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 12.9° N, 30.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Metoicoceras geslinianum ammonoid zone, Sannine Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• Hjoûla Lagerstätte of the Sannine Limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts

Collection methods: Repository: Centre des Sciences de la Terre de I’Universite Claude Bernard Lyon I (FSL)

Primary reference: O. Otero. 1997. Un nouveau genre d'Aipichthyoidea (Teleostei, Acanthomorpha) du Cénomanien inférieur marin de Hgula (Liban): description et relations phylogénétiques. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 325:453-458 [M. Clapham/J. Mordaunt/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 221065: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Josh Mordaunt on 02.07.2021, edited by Matthew Clapham

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