Where: Morocco (34.3° N, 5.9° W: paleocoordinates 28.3° N, 7.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• upper Ypresian
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite
Size class: mesofossils
Reposited in the MNHN
Primary reference: H. Cappetta. 1988. Les Torpediniformes (Neoselachii, Batomorphii) des phosphates du Maroc; observations sur la denture des genres actuels. The Torpedini. Tertiary Research 10(1):21-52 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 91363: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2009, edited by David Nicholson
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
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Narcine sp. Henle 1834 numbfish | |
Reptilia | |
Argillochelys africana n. sp.3
Argillochelys africana n. sp.3 Tong and Hirayama 2008 turtle purchased specimen; exact locality unclear
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Aves | |
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