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
The 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
| 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
Turtles
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algorachelus | A. parvus | A bothremyid side-necked turtle | ||
| Pelomedusidae | indet. | An indeterminate pelomedusid side-necked turtle |
Squamates
| 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
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pterosauria | indet. | An indeterminate pterosaur |
