LT34 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Where: Sinai, Egypt (27.8° N, 34.2° E: paleocoordinates 27.8° N, 34.2° E)

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

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

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

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109232: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Heike Mewis on 13.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Echinopora gemmacea, Favites sp., Favites flexuosa, Goniastrea retiformis
Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Lobophyllia corymbosa
Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral