Where: Western Desert, Egypt (29.0° N, 29.0° E: paleocoordinates 6.5° N, 25.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Alamein Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, argillaceous shale and lithified, calcareous dolomite
• Thin carbonate beds, mainly dolomites interca- lated with shales, conformably overlie the clastics of the Alam El Bueib Formation, and underlie the clastics of the Dahab or Kharita Formations. The age of the Alamein Formation is Aptian
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Primary reference: M. I. A. Ibrahim. 1996. Aptian-Turonian palynology of the Ghazalat-1 well (GTX-1), Qattara Depression, Egypt. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 94:137-168 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 142199: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 07.04.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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| Brenneripollis |
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| Schrankipollis mawhoubensis |
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| Psilamonocolpites |
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| Equisetopsida |
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| Cupressales - Pinidae |
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| Pinidae - Pinidae |
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| Angiospermae |
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| Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae |
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| Coniferales - Podocarpaceae |
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| Magnoliopsida |
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| Polypodiales - Polypodiidae |
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| Schizaeales - Polypodiidae |
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| Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae |
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| Concavissimisporites |
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| Cycadopsida |
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| Ginkgoopsida |
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