| Bet-Meir Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Amminadav Formation |
| Location | |
| Country |  Palestine[1] |
The Bet-Meir 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. It underlies the just slightly younger Amminadav Formation, and it is uncertain whether most of the paleobiota belong to one formation or the other.[1][2]
Paleobiota
The majority of species here cannot be confidently assigned the Bet-Meir Formation, and some may instead belong to the younger Amminadav Formation.[2][3]
Fish
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aipichthyoides | A. galeatus
A. formosus |
An aipichthyoidid acanthomorph | ||
| Dercetoides | D. venator | A dercetid aulopiform | ||
| Hastichthys | H. gracilis | A dercetid aulopiform | ||
| Enchodus | E. brevis | An enchodontid aulopiform | ||
| Judeichthys | J. haasi | A gonorynchid | ||
| Judeoberyx | J. princeps | A trachichthyoid trachichthyform | ||
| Pachyamia | P. latimaxillaris | An amiid | ||
| Parenchodus | P. longipterygius | An enchodontid aulopiform | ||
| Pharmacichthys | P. judensis | A pharmachichthyid acanthomorph | ||
| Ramallichthys | R. orientalis | A gonorynchid | ||
| Rhombichthys | R. intoccabilis | A paraclupeid clupeomorph |  | |
| Saurorhamphus | S. judeaensis | A eurylophid aulopiform | ||
| Scalacurvichthys | S. naishi | A pycnodontid |  | |
| Serrilepis | S. longidens | A halecid aulopiform | ||
| Yabrudichthys | Y. striatus | An enchodontoid aulopiform |
Reptiles
Turtles
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algorachelus | A. parvus | A bothremyid side-necked turtle | ||
| Pelomedusidae | indet. | An indeterminate pelomedusid side-necked turtle |
Squamates
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haasiasaurus | H. gittelmani | An early mosasaur | ||
| Haasiophis | H. terrasanctus | A simoliophiid snake, notable for its hindlimbs | ||
| Mesoleptos | M. zendrinii[4] | A basal mosasauroid | ||
| Pachyrhachis | P. problematicus | A simoliophiid snake, notable for its hindlimbs |
Pterosaurs
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pterosauria | indet. | An indeterminate pterosaur |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Bet-Meir, West Bank, Palestine". mindat.org.
- 1 2 "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.
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