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]
| Bet-Meir Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Amminadav Formation |
| Location | |
| Country |  Palestine[1] |
Paleobiota
editThe 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
edit| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aipichthyoides | A. galeatus
A. formosus |
An aipichthyoidid lamprimorph | ||
| 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 pharmacichthyid lamprimorph | ||
| Ramallichthys | R. orientalis | A gonorynchid | ||
| Rhombichthys | R. intoccabilis | A paraclupeid clupeomorph | 
| |
| Saurorhamphus | S. judeaensis | A eurypholid aulopiform | ||
| Scalacurvichthys | S. naishi | A pycnodontid | 
| |
| Serrilepis | S. longidens | A halecid aulopiform | ||
| Yabrudichthys | Y. striatus | An enchodontoid aulopiform |
Reptiles
editTurtles
edit| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algorachelus | A. parvus | A bothremyid side-necked turtle | ||
| Pelomedusidae | indet. | An indeterminate pelomedusid side-necked turtle |
Squamates
edit| 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
edit| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pterosauria | indet. | An indeterminate pterosaur |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Bet-Meir, 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.
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