south of Alrar (Cretaceous to of Algeria)

Also known as Lapparent site 3b

Where: Illizi, Algeria (28.5° N, 9.6° E: paleocoordinates 13.9° N, 10.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Continental Intercalaire Formation, Early/Lower Berriasian to Early/Lower Berriasian (145.0 - 99.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• fossils are described as from "several levels" in the "continental series"

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by A. F. de Lapparent

Collection methods: mechanical,

Primary reference: A. F. d. Lapparent. 1960. Les Dinosauriens du "Continental intercalaire" du Saharal central [The dinosaurs of the "Continental Intercalaire" of the central Sahara]. Mémoires de la Société géologique de France, nouvelle série 39(88A):1-57 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25137: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 29.08.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes -
Lepidotes sp.2
Lepidotes sp.2 Agassiz 1832 gar
Osteichthyes
 Dipnoi - Ceratodontidae
Ceratodus pectinatus2
Ceratodus pectinatus2 Tabaste 1963 lungfish
Reptilia
 Saurischia - Rebbachisauridae
Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis
Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Lapparent 1957 sauropod
 Theropoda -
Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis
Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis Lapparent 1957 theropod
 Theropoda - Carcharodontosauridae
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret and Savornin 1925 allosauroid
Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Onchopristis numidus2
Onchopristis numidus2 Haug 1905 ray
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Platyspondylus foureaui1
Platyspondylus foureaui1 Haug 1905 sawfish
 Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Hybodus sp.1
Hybodus sp.1 Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch
1Gabani et al. 2016; 2Tabaste 1963