LT20 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Where: Sinai, Egypt (28.6° N, 34.5° E: paleocoordinates 28.6° N, 34.5° E)

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: H. Mewis. 2011. Field work Sinai. [W. Kiessling/H. Mewis/H. Mewis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109201: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Heike Mewis on 13.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora sp., Montipora sp.
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Porites nodifera
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites nodifera Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungia sp.
Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Lobophyllia sp.
Lobophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Faviidae indet., Favia sp.
Faviidae indet. Gregory 1900 stony coral
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Goniastrea edwardsi, Echinopora gemmacea, Platygyra sp., Platygyra lamellina, Cyphastrea sp.
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral
Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Platygyra sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Cyphastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral