Where: Egypt (30.0° N, 31.3° E: paleocoordinates 23.2° N, 26.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mokattam Formation, Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 38.0 Ma)

• The unit has been assigned a upper Lutetian age in addition to an upper Middle Eocene-lower Upper Eocene age. It has a thickness of 133 m (436.7 ft) at the type section near the Citadel, Cairo.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: E. E. Tawadros. 2001. Geology of Egypt and Libya 1-468 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 41899: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 21.07.2004, edited by Matthew Clapham

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