Beadnell Section (Eocene of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (29.6° N, 30.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.9° N, 26.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Qasr el-Sagha Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• middle Priabonian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandy sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: H. J. L. Beadnell. 1905. The topography and geology of the Fayum Province of Egypt. Survey Department of Egypt, Cairo 1-101 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 79700: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.03.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas crameri
Chondrichthyes
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Propristis schweinfurthi
Propristis schweinfurthi Priem 1897 sawfish
Reptilia
 Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Pterosphenus schweinfurthi
Pterosphenus schweinfurthi Andrews 1901 snake
 Squamata - Madtsoiidae
Gigantophis garstini n. gen. n. sp.
Gigantophis garstini n. gen. n. sp. Andrews 1901 snake
CGM C.10022 - holotype
 Crocodylia - Gavialidae
"Tomistoma africanum n. sp." = Eogavialis africanum
"Tomistoma africanum n. sp." = Eogavialis africanum Andrews 1901 crocodilian
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Thalassochelys libyca
Thalassochelys libyca Andrews 1901 loggerhead
 Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Psephophorus eocenus
 Testudines - Podocnemididae
"Podocnemis antiqua" = Cordichelys antiqua, Stereogenys podocnemioides n. sp., Stereogenys cromeri n. gen. n. sp., Podocnemis stromeri
"Podocnemis antiqua" = Cordichelys antiqua Andrews 1903 sideneck turtle
Stereogenys podocnemioides n. sp. sideneck turtle
Stereogenys cromeri n. gen. n. sp. Andrews 1901 sideneck turtle
Podocnemis stromeri von Reinach 1903 river turtle
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Moeritheriidae
Moeritherium gracile n. sp., Moeritherium lyonsi
Moeritherium gracile n. sp. Andrews 1902 proboscidean
originally entered as "Moeritherium gracilis"
Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews 1901 proboscidean
 Proboscidea - Barytheriidae
Barytherium grave
Barytherium grave Andrews 1901 proboscidean
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Eosiren libyca n. gen. n. sp.
Eosiren libyca n. gen. n. sp. Andrews 1902 dugong
 Cetacea - Basilosauridae
"Zeuglodon osiris" = Saghacetus osiris
"Zeuglodon osiris" = Saghacetus osiris Dames 1894 whale
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella pharaonica" = Turritella (Torquesia) pharaonica, Turritella carnifera, "Mesalia fasciata" = Sigmesalia fasciata
"Turritella pharaonica" = Turritella (Torquesia) pharaonica Cossmann 1901 turret shell
Turritella carnifera turret shell
"Mesalia fasciata" = Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Rimella rimosa
Rimella rimosa Solander 1766 true conch
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Macrosolen hollowaysi
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita fajumensis
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Carolia placunoides
Carolia placunoides Cantraine 1838 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea reili, Alectryonia clotbeyi, "Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans
Alectryonia clotbeyi Bellardi 1854 oyster
"Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra faasi
Hydrozoa
 Tubulariae -
Qerunia (Hydractinia) cornuta
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
"Astrohelia similis" = Astrhelia
"Astrohelia similis" = Astrhelia stony coral