Where: Matruh, Egypt (30.9° N, 26.3° E: paleocoordinates 12.5° N, 21.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Abu Roash Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian to Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 83.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, calcareous dolomite and lithified, calcareous shale
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Primary reference: M. R. Abdel-Kireem, E. Schrank, A. M. Samir and M. I. A. Ibrahim. 1996. Cretaceous palaeoecology, palaeogeography and palaeoclimatology of the northern Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 22(1):93-111 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 137375: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 15.12.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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