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Bardeh, Homs Governorate, Syria

Lat/Long (Decimal)	34.3333,37.6667
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Homs Governorate, Syria

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Bardeh	Bardet N., Cappetta H., et al (2000)			"limestone"	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Teleostei unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Teleostei	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : *Enchodus*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hexanchus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : *Hexanchus*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : *Squalicorax*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax pristodontus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax : *Squalicorax pristodontus*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretolamna biauriculata species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretolamna : *Cretolamna biauriculata*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomotodon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : *Anomotodon*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomotodon plicatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Anomotodon : *Anomotodon plicatus*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylomorpha unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Crocodylomorpha	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Elasmosauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasaurus lemonnieri species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Mosasaurus : *Mosasaurus lemonnieri*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plioplatecarpinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Plioplatecarpinae	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plioplatecarpini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Plioplatecarpini	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prognathodon giganteus species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Prognathodon : *Prognathodon giganteus*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chelonioidea superfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonioidea	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Taphrosphyini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Eusarkia : Taphrosphyini	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Bardet N., Cappetta H., et al (2000) The marine vertebrate faunas from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Syria, Geological Magazine 137 3, 269-290

Gaffney E. S., Tong H., et al (2006) Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300, 1-318

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