Aferdou N'Chaft: Early/Lower Cenomanian, Morocco
collected by local and commercial collectors
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Anhanguera cf. piscator
Kellner and Tomida 2000
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Jacobs et al. 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| FSAC-KK 5005 | ||||||||||
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Ornithocheirus cf. simus
(Owen 1861)
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Jacobs et al. 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| FSAC-KK 5025 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anhangueridae
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Coloborhynchus fluviferox n. gen., n. sp.
Jacobs et al. 2019
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Jacobs et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Nicorhynchus fluviferox | ||||||||||
| FSAC-KK 10701 | ||||||||||
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Coloborhynchus sp.
Owen 1874
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Jacobs et al. 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| FSAC-KK 5024 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Leptostomia begaaensis n. gen., n. sp.
Smith et al. 2020
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Smith et al. 2020 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| FSAC-KK 5075 - holotype; paratype: FSAC-KK 5076 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Chaoyangopteridae
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Apatorhamphus gyrostega n. gen., n. sp.
McPhee et al. 2020
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McPhee et al. 2020 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| FSAC-KK 5010 - holotype; referred specimens: FSAC-KK 5011-5013 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Azhdarchidae
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cf. Alanqa saharica
Ibrahim et al. 2010
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| a single portion of symphysial mandible accessioned to the collection of the University of Casablanca No. FSAC-KK 4000 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Galianemys sp.
Gaffney et al. 2002
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Ibrahim et al. 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| FSAC-KK 938, cranium | ||||||||||
| 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: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
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: | fine,red or brown sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | local and commercial collectors |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Hassi El Begaa | ||
| Database number: | 209058 | ||
| Authorizer: | G. Lloyd, P. Mannion, M. Carrano | Enterer: | G. Lloyd, M. Carrano, P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-04-24 12:04:39 | Last modified: | 2022-08-22 20:54:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-04-24 12:04:39 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 54089. | D. M. Martill and N. Ibrahim. 2015. An unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco. Cretaceous Research 53:59-67 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] |
Secondary references:
| 82457 | N. Ibrahim, P. C. Sereno, D. J. Varricchio, D. M. Martill, D. B. Dutheil, D. M. Unwin, L. Baidder, H. C. E. Larsson, S. Zouhri and A. Kaoukaya. 2020. Geology and paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous Kem Kem Group of eastern Morocco. Zookeys 928:1-216 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 72178 | M. L. Jacobs, D. M. Martill, N. Ibrahim and N. Longrich. 2019. A new species of Coloborhynchus (Pterosauria, Ornithocheiridae) from the mid-Cretaceous of North Africa. Cretaceous Research 95:77-88 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] | |
| 72180 | M. L. Jacobs, D. M. Martill, D. M. Unwin, N. Ibrahim, S. Zouhri and N. R. Longrich. 2020. New toothed pterosaurs (Pterosauria: Ornithocheiridae) from the middle Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of Morocco and implications for pterosaur palaeobiogeography and diversity. Cretaceous Research 110:104413 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] | |
| 73819 | J. McPhee, N. Ibrahim, A. Kao, D. M. Unwin, R. Smith and D. M. Martill. 2020. A new ?chaoyangopterid (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) from the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of southern Morocco. Cretaceous Research 110:104410 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 73818 | R. E. Smith, D. M. Martill, A. Kao, S. Zouhri, and N. Longrich. 2020. A long-billed, possible probe-feeding pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: ?Azhdarchoidea) from the mid-Cretaceous of Morocco, North Africa. Cretaceous Research 104643 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |