Type of Submission
Poster
Keywords
Mesozoic, Mosasaur, paleontology, Elasmosaur, plesiosaur, Israel, fossil, dinosaur, Cretaceous, Triassic
Proposal
The Mesozoic rock layers of Israel contain a number of interesting vertebrate fossils, most of which are late Cretaceous in age, though there are some occurrences of vertebrates from the Triassic as well. Unfortunately, the paleontology of Israel is not as well studied as other countries in the area. However, it has contributed some important information to our understanding of the area. The vertebrate fossils are of marine organisms found in a variety of limestones, mudstones and sandstones, indicating that the area was deposited underwater. This includes a large mosasaur, an elasmosaur, and a Triassic pelycosaur. These fossils combined with the depositional environments, indicate the presence of a shallow sea that covered the area. Overall, Mesozoic strata in Israel provide further data on the Tethys sea, its inhabitants, and the conditions within it.
Start Date
4-8-2020 1:00 PM
End Date
4-22-2020 6:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Publication Date
April 2020
The Mesozoic Vertebrate Paleontology of Israel
The Mesozoic rock layers of Israel contain a number of interesting vertebrate fossils, most of which are late Cretaceous in age, though there are some occurrences of vertebrates from the Triassic as well. Unfortunately, the paleontology of Israel is not as well studied as other countries in the area. However, it has contributed some important information to our understanding of the area. The vertebrate fossils are of marine organisms found in a variety of limestones, mudstones and sandstones, indicating that the area was deposited underwater. This includes a large mosasaur, an elasmosaur, and a Triassic pelycosaur. These fossils combined with the depositional environments, indicate the presence of a shallow sea that covered the area. Overall, Mesozoic strata in Israel provide further data on the Tethys sea, its inhabitants, and the conditions within it.
