Trench 2, Sidi Chennane: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Morocco
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Ocepechelon bouyai n. gen., n. sp.
Bardet et al. 2013
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| OCP DEK/GE 516 - holotype (complete skull) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Morocco | State/province: | Khouribga |
| Coordinates: | 32.7° North, 6.6° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 24.6° North, 7.2° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Couche III | ||||
| Regional section: | Oulad Abdoun Basin | Regional bed: | Couche III | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Base of the Upper Level III (ULIII) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphorite |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Ocepechelon bouyai type | ||
| Database number: | 147801 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-07-12 19:06:08 | Last modified: | 2023-12-04 15:31:49 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-07-12 19:06:08 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 47545. | N. Bardet, N.-E. Jalil, F. Lapparent Broin, D. Germain, O. Lambert and M. Amaghzaz. 2013. A giant chelonioid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a suction feeding apparatus unique among tetrapods. PLoS One 8(7):e63586 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/M. Uhen] |