Oued Erguita, Couche A (ERG) (Cretaceous of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (30.6° N, 8.9° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 19.6° N, 0.6° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marl

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: University of Montpellier II

Primary reference: A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta. 1994. Révision des Rhombodontidae (Neoselachii, Batomorphi) des bassins à phosphate du Maroc. Palaeovertebrata 23:1-49 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 214826: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.10.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes -
Coupatezia ambroggii n. sp., Myliobatoidea "indet. 1", Myliobatoidea "indet. 2"
Coupatezia ambroggii n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae
Rhombodus meridionalis
Rhombodus meridionalis Arambourg 1952 stingray
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium sp.
Hemiscyllium sp. Smith 1837 carpet shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Pseudoginglymostoma erguitaense n. sp.
Pseudoginglymostoma erguitaense n. sp. Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 nurse shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Squatigaleus atlasi
Squatigaleus atlasi Cappetta 1989 hound shark