Bèni Mellal (Miocene of Morocco)
Where: Tadla-Azilal, Morocco (32.3° N, 6.3° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 29.9° N, 4.3° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Astaracian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: mechanical,
Primary reference: J.-C. Rage. 1976. Les Squamates du Miocène de Bèni Mellal, Maroc. Géologie Méditerranéenne 3(2):57-70 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Head]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48630: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 24.03.2005, edited by Mark Uhen, Torsten Liebrecht and Terri Cleary
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
• Taxa Palaeonaja sp. and Ophisaurus sp. (entered as "Ophiosaurus sp."), originally included in the taxonomic list, have been removed since they are not reported by Rage (1976, ref no. 12976) from Bèni Mellal. Instead, according to Rage (1976, ref no. 12977), these taxa occur in Çalta (Turkey) and are already present in the taxonomic list of that collection (see PBDB coll. no. 34370). (TL)
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Scolecophidia indet. Duméril and Bibron 1844 snake | |
Vipera maghrebiana n. sp.
Vipera maghrebiana n. sp. Rage 1976 pit viper | |
Naja antiqua n. sp.
Naja antiqua n. sp. Rage 1976 cobra | |
Python maurus n. sp., Erycinae indet.
Python maurus n. sp. Rage 1976 boa | |
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Colubridae "indet. 1" Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
Colubridae "indet. 2" Oppel 1811 colubrid snake | |
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cf. Eremias sp. Wiegmann 1834 squamates | |
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Gekkonidae "indet. 1" Gray 1825 gecko
Gekkonidae "indet. 2" Gray 1825 gecko
Tarentola sp.2 Gray 1825 wall gecko Large form known from BML 915, frontal; BML 914, a dentary; fragments of maxilla and some vertebrae are also present. A dentary and vertebrae represent the smallest form.
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Anguidae indet. Gray 1825 squamates | |
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Eumeces sp. Wiegmann 1834 skink | |
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Amphisbaenidae indet. worm lizard | |
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