PBDB Collection

West Tiba-1 (Jurassic to of Egypt)

Where: Western Desert, Egypt (31.0° N, 27.8° E: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 24.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Middle Jurassic to Middle Jurassic (174.7 - 93.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified dolomite

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Primary reference: M. S. Mahmoud and A.-R. M. Moawad. 2000. Jurassic-Cretaceous (Bathonian to Cenomanian) palynology and stratigraphy of the West Tiba-1 borehole, northern Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 30:401-416 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 139303: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 10.02.2013

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Cicatticosisporites myrtellii, Cosmosporites elegans, "Triporates" "sp." Cicatticosisporites myrtellii Cosmosporites elegans "Triporates" "sp."
Murospora
-	Murospora sp. Murospora sp. Somers 1952
Concavisporites
-	Concavisporites sp. Concavisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Saadisporites aegyptiaca
-	Saadisporites aegyptiaca Saadisporites aegyptiaca Kedves 1986
Pilosisporites
-	Pilosisporites sp. Pilosisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Polypodiopsida
- Polypodiaceae	Laevigatosporites sp. Laevigatosporites sp. Ibrahim 1933
-	Verrucosisporites acrostichumoides Verrucosisporites acrostichumoides
- Marsileaceae	Crybelosporites sp., Crybelosporites stylosus, Crybelosporites striatus Crybelosporites sp. Dettmann 1963 Crybelosporites stylosus Dettmann 1963 Crybelosporites striatus Dettmann 1963
-	Biretisporites sp., Biretisporites potoniaei Biretisporites sp. Delcourt et al. 1963 Biretisporites potoniaei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
- Gleicheniaceae	Gleicheniidites spp. Gleicheniidites spp. Dettmann 1963
- Blechnaceae	Leptolepidites sp. Leptolepidites sp. Couper 1953
Schizaeales - Polypodiidae	Cicatricosisporites spo, Undulatisporites undulatus, Cicatricososporites ellipsoideus Cicatricosisporites spo Undulatisporites undulatus Cicatricososporites ellipsoideus
Duplexisporites generalis
-	Duplexisporites generalis Duplexisporites generalis Deak 1962
Pteridopsida
-	Granulatisporites sp., Todisporites minor, Deltoidospora spp., Matonisporites sp., Osmundacidites wellmanfi, Ischyosporites spp. Granulatisporites sp. Potonié and Kremp 1954 Todisporites minor Couper 1953 Deltoidospora spp. Miner 1935 Matonisporites sp. Couper 1958 Osmundacidites wellmanfi Ischyosporites spp. Balme 1957
Dictyotriletes
-	Dictyotriletes granulatus Dictyotriletes granulatus
Hepaticae
-	Zlivisporis sp. Zlivisporis sp. Pacltová 1964 liverwort
Taurocusporites
-	Taurocusporites minor, Taurocusporites sp. Taurocusporites minor Taurocusporites sp. Stover 1962
Marchantiopsida
Sphaerocarpales -	Aequitriradites spinulosus, Aequitriradites verrucosus Aequitriradites spinulosus Cookson and Dettmann 1958 Aequitriradites verrucosus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Angiospermae
-	Retimonocolpites sp., Retimonocolpites variplicatus Retimonocolpites sp. Pierce 1961 Retimonocolpites variplicatus Schrank and Mahmoud 1998
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites sp. Tricolpites sp. Couper 1953
-	Tetracolpites sp., Afropollis jardinus, Afropollis kahramanensis Tetracolpites sp. Srivastava 1967 Afropollis jardinus Doyle et al. 1982 Afropollis kahramanensis Ibrahim and Schrank 1995
Austrobaileyales - Trimeniaceae	Cretacaeiporites densimurus Cretacaeiporites densimurus Schrank and Ibrahim 1995
Magnoliopsida
-	Rousea spp. Rousea spp. Srivastava 1969

Coniferales -	Taxodiaceaepollenites spp. Taxodiaceaepollenites spp. Kremp 1958
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Callialasporites sp., Callialasporites dampieri, Callialasporites trilobatus Callialasporites sp. Sukh-Dev 1961 podocarp Callialasporites dampieri Balme 1957 podocarp Callialasporites trilobatus Balme 1957 podocarp
Monocolpites
-	Monocolpites sp. Monocolpites sp. Van der Hammen 1954
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Balmeisporites sp., Araucariacites sp., Araucariacites australis, Classopollis sp., Classopollis torosus, Classopollis brasiliensis, Classopollis classoides Balmeisporites sp. Cookson and Dettmann 1958 Araucariacites sp. Cookson and Couper 1953 Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947 Classopollis sp. Pflug 1953 Classopollis torosus Burger 1965 Classopollis brasiliensis Herngreen 1975 Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Cupressales - Pinidae	"Spheripollenites sp." = Sphaeripollenites, Inaperturopollenites spp. "Spheripollenites sp." = Sphaeripollenites Couper 1958 Inaperturopollenites spp. Potonié 1966
Nyssapollenites
-	Nyssapollenites sp. Nyssapollenites sp. Thiergart 1937
Foveotricolpites
-	Foveotricolpites gigantoreticulatus Foveotricolpites gigantoreticulatus Schrank 1987
Cycadopsida
Gnetales -	Elaterosporites sp., Elaterosporites klaszii Elaterosporites sp. Jardiné 1967 elaterate Elaterosporites klaszii Jardiné 1967 elaterate
Cycadales -	Eucommiidites sp. Eucommiidites sp. Erdtman 1948 cycads
Cycadopites
-	Cycadopites spp. Cycadopites spp. Wodehouse 1933
Concavissimisporites
-	Concavissimisporites sp., Concavissimisporites variverrucatus Concavissimisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 Concavissimisporites variverrucatus Brenner 1963
Ginkgoopsida
Ephedrales -	Ephedripites spp., Ephedripites multicostatus Ephedripites spp. Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958 Ephedripites multicostatus Brenner 1963
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae	cf. Sestrosporites pseudoalveolatus cf. Sestrosporites pseudoalveolatus Dettmann 1963 clubmoss
Selaginellales -	Densoisporites sp. Densoisporites sp. Dettmann 1963 clubmoss
Chomotriletes
-	Chomotriletes fragilis Chomotriletes fragilis Pocock 1962