Middle Eocene vertebrate fauna from the Aridal Formation, Sabkha of Gueran, southwestern Morocco
Author
Zouhri, Samir
Author
Gingerich, Philip D.
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Khalloufi, Bouziane
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Bourdon, Estelle
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Adnet, Sylvain
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Jouve, Stéphane
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Elboudali, Najia
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Amane, Ayoub
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Rage, Jean-Claude
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Tabuce, Rodolphe
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Geodiversitas
2021
2021-03-11
43
5
121
150
journal article
7746
10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a5
e42658a2-0e15-4e90-9bc5-0d00cbcbd781
1638-9395
4605963
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:697FC553-E37B-4EF9-97A4-950E4DEE246C
Macrorhizodus praecursor
(
Leriche, 1905
)
EXAMINED MATERIAL. —
Hundreds of isolated teeth, figured material includes FSAC Bouj-327, 328, 329 and 330.
DESCRIPTION
The more abundant complete and well-preserved teeth (
Fig. 2
H-K) recovered in both localities (Locality I, Garouaz, Iddir and Laazri) belong to the lamnid
Macrorhizodus praecursor
. Central cusp is especially triangular in anterolateral files (e.g.,
Fig. 2J
) with a flat labial face and a little convex lingual face.
REMARKS
This species, representing an extinct pelagic mako shark, is very abundant in all middle and late Eocene localities and distributed worldwide in the marine realm.