Geologic formation in the West Bank
Amminadav Formation |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Type | Geological formation |
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Overlies | Bet-Meir Formation |
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Location |
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Country | Palestine[1] |
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The Amminadav Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the West Bank (Palestine). Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation, in addition to several ray-finned fish and early snakes, most of which are known from the Ein Yabrud quarries.[1][2] The formation overlies the just slightly older Bet-Meir Formation, and it is uncertain whether most of the paleobiota belong to one formation or the other.
Paleobiota
The majority of species here cannot be confidently assigned the Amminadav Formation, and some may instead belong to the older Bet-Meir formation.[2][3]
Fish
Reptiles
Turtles
Squamates
Pterosaurs
See also
- Earth sciences portal
- Paleontology portal
References
- ^ a b "Amminadav, West Bank, Palestine". mindat.org.
- ^ a b "Bet Meir or Amminadav, West Bank, Palestine". mindat.org.
- ^ Bouziane Khalloufi, René Zaragüeta-Bagils & Hervé Lelièvre (2010). "Rhombichthys intoccabilis, gen. et sp. nov. (Ellimmichthyiformes, Clupeomorpha, Teleostei), from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Ein Yabrud, Middle East: anatomial descriptions and phylogenetic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 57–67. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30...57K. doi:10.1080/02724630903409089. S2CID 86625975.
- ^ Cabezuelo-Hernández, Alberto; Pérez-García, Adán (2023). "A New Species of the Pythonomorph Carentonosaurus from the Cenomanian of Algora (Guadalajara, Central Spain)". Animals. 13 (7): 1197. doi:10.3390/ani13071197. ISSN 2076-2615. PMC 10093179. PMID 37048453.