Troodon Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 A revisit to a poorly understood Plesiosaur, Thililua longicollis from the Lower Turonian of Goulmima morocco. No mention of formation but have to believe its the Akrabou Formation of the Kem Kem beds http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/3/172177 @-Andy- @LordTrilobite @Seguidora-de-Isis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, Troodon said: A new Plesiosaur, Thililua longicollis from the Lower Turonian of Goulmima morocco. No mention of formation but have to believe its the Akrabou Formation of the Kem Kem beds http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/3/172177 Quite interesting indeed. Though usually the Kem Kem beds refers to just two formations, the Aoufous and Ifezouane formations. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 The paper on moroccan fishes puts Goulmima assemblage within the Kem Kem Beds. Might be that the Beds are just so uncertain that best to deal with facts and not speculation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 This paper also seems to include the three formations with the Goulmima assemblage being a part of the Arabou formation. https://www.academia.edu/346224/Vertebrate_assemblages_from_the_early_Late_Cretaceous_of_southeastern_Morocco_An_overview Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Thanks for the info, my friend @Troodon. Too bad they have not invented a mega or super-informative button here at TFF! I think the formation was not mentioned, maybe because the fossil was bought. In fact many fossils that have already been scientifically described of Kem Kem beds were bought. So scientific data of exact location and other details, unfortunately is lost. But I thank the Gods that this wonderful skull has fallen on the right hands, not on a dusty shelf of an old fossils collector. But in this case, if I understood correctly, the sediments of the Goulmima assemblage (Akrabou Formation) are predominantly marine, this? So this explains why my fossil of Enchodus jaw was discovered at Akrabou Formation. Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 editorial note: Bardet decribed Thililua in 2003("new species?") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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