North Abu Ras Plateau to Saad Plateau (Cretaceous of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (24.2° N, 27.3° E: paleocoordinates 2.5° N, 21.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Abu Ballas Formation, Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: paralic; yellow mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: G. Fleck and A. Nel. 2003. Revision of the Mesozoic family Aeschnidiidae (Odonata: Anisoptera). Zoologica 153:1-170 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 106415: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 15.03.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Odonata - Aeschnidiidae
Aegyptidium aburasiensis n. gen. n. sp.
Aegyptidium aburasiensis n. gen. n. sp. Schlüter and Hartung 1982 small darner
Aes. U.K. ARP.1
 Odonata - Gondvanogomphidae
Gondvanogomphus bartheli n. gen. n. sp.
Gondvanogomphus bartheli n. gen. n. sp. Schlüter and Hartung 1982 dragonfly
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