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

• Paleocoordinates: 15.7° N, 34.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Abu Roash Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified limestone

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 139340: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 11.02.2013

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