Also known as Abeih
Where: Lebanon (33.7° N, 35.5° E: paleocoordinates 9.1° N, 31.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Abeih Formation, Early/Lower Aptian (125.5 - 122.5 Ma)
• Overlies Chouf Sandstone and underlies Mdairej Limestone. Abeih rangegs from Barremian to Lower Aptian.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; brown, argillaceous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the AMNH
Collection methods: surface (float),
• late 19th century collection of Reverend William Bird and 20th century collection of Professor Day at the American University in Beirut, plus 19th century 1940 AMNH collection, totalling "almost 5000 specimens"
Primary reference: H. E. Vokes. 1946. Contributions to the paleontology of the Lebanon Mountains, Republic of Lebanon. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 87(3):139-216 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 69180: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 20.02.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Leionucula olivensis n. sp. nut clam
Palaeonucula glanstriticea nut clam | |
Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster | |
Ostrea alicula, "Ostrea dieneri" = Lopha dieneri
Ostrea alicula oyster
"Ostrea dieneri" = Lopha dieneri Blanckenhorn 1890 oyster | |
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Isognomon orientalis Hamlin 1884 oyster "more than 200 specimens" at the American University plus at least five at the AMNH
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Anomia subobliqua jingle | |
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Arcullaea olea n. gen. n. sp., Arcullaea limopsiformis n. sp.
Arcullaea olea n. gen. n. sp. clam
Arcullaea limopsiformis n. sp. clam | |
Palestinarca palestina n. gen. clam
Palestinarca lebanonensis n. sp. clam
Eonavicula whitfieldi n. sp. clam | |
Xenocardita lacunaris n. gen.
Xenocardita lacunaris n. gen. clam | |
Amphiaraus seleniscus n. gen. n. sp.
Amphiaraus seleniscus n. gen. n. sp. clam | |
Pachythaerus similoides n. sp. Vokes 1946 clam
Mediraon divaricatum n. gen. n. sp. clam
Mediraon secundum clam | |
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Integricardium bewertense, Integricardium globulum, Protocardia judaica, Protocardia olea n. sp., Protocardia beiha n. sp., Nemocardium birdanum
Integricardium bewertense cockle
Integricardium globulum cockle
Protocardia judaica cockle
Protocardia olea n. sp. cockle
Protocardia beiha n. sp. cockle
Nemocardium birdanum cockle | |
"Linearia olea n. sp." = Linearis, "Linearia sp." = Linearis, ""Tellina" elliptica" = Laciolina magna
"Linearia olea n. sp." = Linearis tellin clam
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
""Tellina" elliptica" = Laciolina magna Spengler 1798 tellin clam | |
Geltena mactriforma n. gen. n. sp.
Geltena mactriforma n. gen. n. sp. clam | |
Venilicardia olivensis n. sp., "Venilicardia" turgida n. sp., ? Anisocardia cardiomorpha n. sp., Agapella rotunda n. gen. n. sp.
Venilicardia olivensis n. sp. clam
"Venilicardia" turgida n. sp. clam
? Anisocardia cardiomorpha n. sp. clam
Agapella rotunda n. gen. n. sp. clam | |
Eocallista beiha n. sp. clam
Eocallista olea n. sp. clam | |
Protocyprina libanotica n. gen.
Protocyprina libanotica n. gen. clam | |
Caestocorbula olivae, Caestocorbula semina n. sp., Parmicorbula nearoides, Parmicorbula aequilineata n. sp., Corbulomima nuciformis, Corbulomima aligera, Caryocorbula prima n. sp.
Caestocorbula olivae clam
Caestocorbula semina n. sp. clam
Parmicorbula aequilineata n. sp. clam
Corbulomima aligera clam
Caryocorbula prima n. sp. clam | |
? Pleuromya serotina n. sp.
? Pleuromya serotina n. sp. clam | |
Callucina olea n. sp. clam
Mutiella olivensis clam | |
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