Where: Algeria (33.1° N, 1.5° E: paleocoordinates 18.5° N, 2.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)
• late Albian; locality not described so unsure where this lies in relation to the Eocene sediments
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: G. Cuny, J.-J. Jaeger, M. Mahboubi and J.-C. Rage. 1990. Les plus anciens serpents (Reptilia, Squamata) connus. Mise au point sur l'âge géologique des serpents de la partie moyenne du Crétacé. Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Sciences 311:1267-1272 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 187588: authorized by Paul Barrett, entered by Terri Cleary on 03.08.2017, edited by Matthew Carrano
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Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Hylaeobatis sp. Woodward 1916 elasmobranch | |
Onchopristus numidus shark | |
Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816 bullhead shark | |
Marckgrafia sp. Weiler 1935 ray | |
Osteichthyes | |
"Ceratodus africanus" = Neoceratodus africanus
"Ceratodus africanus" = Neoceratodus africanus Haug 1905 Queensland lungfish | |
Reptilia | |
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Actinopteri | |
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833 | |
Lepidotes sp. Agassiz 1832 gar | |