Where: Egypt (28.7° N, 33.2° E: paleocoordinates 7.8° N, 27.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Raha Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified shale and lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression, original calcite
Collection methods: Description of collected corals, coralline sponges, and bryozoans is outside the scope of the study.
Primary reference: G. M. El Qot. 2006. Late Cretaceous macrofossils from Sinai, Egypt. Beringeria 36:3-163 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 114796: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.08.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Ilymatogyra africana Lamarck 1801 oyster |