Egypt 6 (Tura) (Eocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (30.1° N, 31.3° E: paleocoordinates 22.5° N, 26.4° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• this is a Middle Eocene, Upper Lutetian list
Environment/lithology: calcareous shale and limestone
• lithology described as interbedded marls and limestones
Primary reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 2956: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 23.07.1999
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
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Volutilithes badrii Abbass 1967 volute | |
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Turris ahmedi Abbass 1967 turrid | |
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Ptychatractus fusiformis Abbass 1967 snail | |