20937 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 2.2g ORIENTED Myliobatis mostly represented by the fossil

mostly represented by the fossil Bothremydidae (more than ten Palaeogene different genera)

Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator

offshore (1)

Late Maastrichtian (Cappetta

Impressive natural association with one specimen of the genus Acanthopyge and other specimen of the genus Phacops

20937 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 2.2g ORIENTED Myliobatis mostly represented by the fossilBasic information Name: Northwest Africa 859 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 859 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: help 75. 3 kg Classification Recommended: Iron, ungrouped This is 1 of 124 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. Origin or pseudonym: Taza, Morocco Date: 2001 Mass (g): 75. 3 kg Pieces: several Class: Iron ung. Classifier: J. Wasson (UCLA)