Eshidiya Mine (Cretaceous of Jordan)
Where: Jordan (30.0° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 14.5° N, 29.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
• lower Maastrichtian, phosphate latyer A2
Environment/lithology: phosphorite
Primary reference: H. Cappetta, F. Pfeil, N. Schmidt-Kittler and E. Martini. 2000. New biostratigraphical data on the marine Upper Cretaceous and Palaeogene of Jordan. Newsletters on Stratigraphy 38(1):81-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 65222: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.09.2006, edited by Melanie Gagucas
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Rhombodus binkhorsti Dames 1881 stingray | |
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Dasyatidae indet. Jordan 1888 whiptail stingray | |
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Parapalaeobates atlanticus Arambourg 1952 ray | |
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Dalpiazia stromeri Checchia-Rispoli 1933 ray
Ctenopristis sp. Arambourg 1940 ray
Schizorhiza stromeri Weiler 1930 ray | |
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Ptychotrygon triangularis Reuss 1845 ray | |
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Plicatoscyllium sp. Case and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark | |
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Lamniformes indet. Berg 1958 mackerel shark | |
Cretolamna biauriculata, "Cretolamna appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata
Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902 mackerel shark
"Cretolamna appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835 mackerel shark | |
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Serratolamna serrata Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |
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Squalicorax bassanii crow shark
Squalicorax africanus crow shark
Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark
Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark | |
Carcharias sp., Carcharias khderii n. sp.
Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
Carcharias khderii n. sp. sand shark | |