Where: Negev, Israel (31.6° N, 34.7° E: paleocoordinates 7.4° N, 30.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Telamim Formation (Kurnub Group), Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified sandstone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Collection methods: core, chemical
Primary reference: G. J. Brenner and I. S. Bickoff. 1992. Palynology and age of the Lower Cretaceous basal Kurnub Group from the coastal plain to the Northern Negev of Israel. Palynology 16:137-185 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 140351: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 08.03.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Polypodiopsida | |
Pteridopsida | |
Matonisporites "sp. A" Couper 1958 | |
Angiospermae | |
Clavatipollenites "sp. B" Couper 1958 | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Equisetosporites multicostatus Norris 1967 |