Species: rochebrunei SAUVAGE, 1880
Etymology:

Neotype: MA RND 11

Locality: Les Renardieres quarry, from the island of Aix, Charente-Maritime Department, France.

Horizon: Sub-unit B1, Bed B1w.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material: Trunk vertebrae (Lost).

Note: Known from France, Portugal and Egypt.

Paraneotypes:

MA BZN 11, MNHN.F.RND 12b, MA SNA 4,m MA SNA 2: 4 trunk vertebrae.

MA RND 23, MA SNA 1, MA RND 6: 3 posterior trunk vertebrae.

MA TLM 12: Mid-trunk vertbra of a juvenile individual.

Referred material:

CUNY, etc, 1990

Locality: Lussant, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 7 dorsal vertebrae.

 

 

NERAUDEAU, VULLO, GOMEZ, GIRARD, LAK, VIDET, DEPRE & PERRICHOT, 2009

Locality: Aix Island, Charente-Maritime Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Vertebrae.

 

NERAUDEAU, VULLO, GOMEZ, PERRICHOT & VIDET, 2005

Locality: Les Renardieres, Charente-Maritime Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 32 caudal vertebrae and 3 chevrons.

 

VULLO, NERAUDEAU, ALLAIN & CAPPETTA, 2005

Locality: Fouras-Bois, Charente Maritime Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

VULLO, RAGE & NERAUDEAU, 2011

Locality: Cadeuil, Font-de-Benon, Les Renardieres, Aix Island, Fouras-Vauban, Fouras Bois-Vert, Charente Maritime Department, Montagan, Traslemaine, La Buzinie, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon: Sub-unit A1, B1, and B2.

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

178 trunk vertebrae.

MA MTG 3, MNHN RND 1-7, MNHN RND 9-12: 28 Vertebrae.

UR1 uncatalogued: Hundreds of vertebrae and fragments of ribs.

Breakdown as follows as per RAGE, VULLO & NERAUDEAU, 2016

Locality: Cadeuil, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon: Sub-unit A1.

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA CDL 13-16: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: Cadeuil, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon: Sub-unit B1.

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA CDL 3-12: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: Font-de-Benon, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA FDB 8, 11-13: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: Aix Island, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA AIX 1, 2: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: Fouras-Vauban, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA FVA 4: Trunk vertebra.

 

Locality: Fouras Bois-Vert, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA FBV 2, 4, 7: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: La Buzinie, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA BZN 10-49: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: La Renardieres, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA RND 2-35, MNHN.F.RND 1-7, 9-12, unnumberd (26): Trunk vertebrae.

MA RND 36-41: Ribs.

MA RND 42: Fragment of bone bering tooth sockets.

 

Locality: Montagan, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA MTG 3-12: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: Saint-Nadeau, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA SNA 1-33: Trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: Traslemaine, Charente Department, Southwestern France.

Horizon:

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA TLM 1-13: Trunk vertebrae.

MA TLM 14, 15: Ribs.

 

= Simoliophis delgadoi SAUVAGE, 1898
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

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Species: libycus NESOV, ZHEGALLO & AVERIANOV, 1998
Etymology: In reference to Libya, the country where the specimens were found.

Holotype: ZIN PC 2/31

Locality: Unnnamed beds, Dra Ubari, southern border of the Hamada Al-Khamara, southeast of the Gadames Oasis, in western Libya.

Horizon: Between the Thala and Mazuzha members of the Mizdah Formation, lower part of the Hamada Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch,-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Mid trunk vertebra.

Paratypes:

ZIN PC 3/31: anterior trunk vertebra.

ZIN PC 4/31: Posterior trunk vertebra.

Referred material:

= Simoliophis cf. S. libycus RAGE & DUTHEIL, 2008

Locality: TZ8a1, Kem Kem, Morocco.

Horizon: Kem Kem Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

UCRC PV116, 117: 4 trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: DK3, Kem Kem, Morocco.

Horizon: Kem Kem Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

UCRC PV118-125: 74 vertebrae.

 

Locality: TZ5, Kem Kem, Morocco.

Horizon: Kem Kem Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

UCRC PV126: 1 trunk vertebra.

 

Locality: Douariat, Kem Kem, Morocco.

Horizon: Kem Kem Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

UCRC VP127-128: 2 trunk vertebrae.

 

Locality: OT1a, Kem Kem, Morocco.

Horizon: Kem Kem Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

UCRC VP128: Trunk vertebra.