Chaaft (levels 1–3): Early/Lower Cenomanian, Morocco
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Archosauria indet.
(Cope 1869)
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Hassler et al. 2018 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| M-CH-025 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Carcharodontosauridae
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Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
(Depéret and Savornin 1925)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| M-CH-012n, 013 | ||||||||||
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Theropoda indet.
(Marsh 1881)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| M-CH-014 | ||||||||||
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= Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
Depéret and Savornin 1925
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Hassler et al. 2018 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Spinosauridae
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Spinosaurus sp.
Stromer 1915
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| M-CH-004, 007, 011, 025, 036, 037 | ||||||||||
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= Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Stromer 1915
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Hassler et al. 2018 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Titanosauridae
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Titanosauridae indet.
Lydekker 1885
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| M-CH-006a | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anhangueridae
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Anhangueridae indet.
Campos and Kellner 1985
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| M-CH-005bis | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Crocodylia indet.
(Owen 1842)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| M-CH-010 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonia indet.
(Latreille 1800)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Testudines | ||||||||||
| M-CH-029, 031 | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Sclerorhynchidae
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Onchopristis numidus
(Haug 1905)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| M-CH-024 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Morocco | State/province: | Drâa-Tafilalet | County: | Errachidia |
| Coordinates: | 30.9° North, 3.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.8° North, 3.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Cenomanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 5 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Cenomanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 155212 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, M. Carrano | Enterer: | J. Tennant, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-04-02 06:27:19 | Last modified: | 2022-08-25 10:48:06 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-04-02 06:27:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 53517. | R. Amiot, X. Wang, C. Lécuyer, E. Buffetaut, L. Boudad, L. Cavin, Z. Ding, F. Fluteau, A. W. A. Kellner, H. Tong, and F. Zhang. 2010. Oxygen and carbon isotope compositions of middle Cretaceous vertebrates from North Africa and Brazil: Ecological and environmental significance. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 297(2):439-451 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 65489 | A. Hassler, J. E. Martin, R. Amiot, T. Tacail, F. Arnaud Godet, R. Allain, and V. Balter. 2018. Calcium isotopes offer clues on resource partitioning among Cretaceous predatory dinosaurs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285(876):20180197:1-8 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 53520 | E. Läng, L. Boudad, L. Maio, E. Samankassou, J. Tabouelle, H. Tong, and L. Cavin. 2013. Unbalanced food web in a Late Cretaceous dinosaur assemblage. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 381–382:26-32 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |