ammonites

Sidi Daoui "site 1": Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Morocco
collected by Office Cherifien de Phosphates 2000

Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Geography
Country:Morocco State/province:Chaouia-Ouardigha
Coordinates: 32.9° North, 6.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.8° North, 7.1° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Late/Upper Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:70.6 - 65.5 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:"Couche III"
Stratigraphy comments: Dated on the basis of selachian teeth. Informal name for unit used by local miners; specimens collected from the upper part of this unit.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray phosphorite
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Associated major elements:some
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:Office Cherifien de Phosphates Collection dates:2000
Metadata
Also known as:Phosphatodraco holotype site
Database number:92203
Authorizer:R. Butler Enterer:R. Butler
Modifier:R. Butler Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-11-03 06:36:39 Last modified:2009-11-03 06:41:46
Access level:the public Released:2009-11-03 06:36:39
Reference information
Primary reference:
31053 X. Pereda Suberbiola, N. Bardet, S. Jouve, M. Iarochène, B. Bouya and M. Amaghzaz. 2003. A new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco. In E. Buffetaut, J.-M. Mazin (eds.), Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 217:79-90 [R. Butler/R. Butler]