LT42 (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

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 109439: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Heike Mewis on 16.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Porites cf. nodifera
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
fine branches
Porites cf. nodifera Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora sp.
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Gyrosmilia interrupta
Gyrosmilia interrupta Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Echinopora gemmacea, Goniastrea edwardsi
Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral