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
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 142201: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 07.04.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Equisetopsida | |
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953 | |
Schrankipollis mawhoubensis | |
Schrankipollis cf. mawhoubensis Doyle et al. 1990 | |
Concavisporites | |
Concavisporites spp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 | |
Pteridopsida | |
Deltoidospora hallii Miner 1935
Todisporites major Couper 1953 | |
Angiospermae | |
Retimonocolpites saadii Ibrahim 2002
Stellatopollis spp. Doyle 1976
Afropollis operculatus Doyle et al. 1982 | |
Circulina parva Brenner 1963 | |
Magnoliopsida | |
Echimonocolpites spp. der Hammen and de Mutis 1965 |