Ghazalat-1 well, S. 1 (Cretaceous of Egypt)

Where: Western Desert, Egypt (29.0° N, 29.0° E: paleocoordinates 6.9° N, 24.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Kharita Formation, Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, argillaceous sandstone and lithified, argillaceous siltstone

• Composed essentially of sandstones with thin shale and siltstones intercalations, it conformably overlies the Alamein Formation and underlies the Bahariya Formation. The age of the Kharita Formation is Albian

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 142205: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 07.04.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Taxodiaceapollenites hiatus, Steevisipollenites sinuosus, Cyathldites australis, Elateroaporites klaszii
Murospora
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Murospora spp.
Murospora spp. Somers 1952
Concavisporites
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Concavisporites spp.
Concavisporites spp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Trilobosporites
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Trilobosporites laevigatus
Polypodiopsida
  - Marsileaceae
Crybelosporites pannuceus
Crybelosporites pannuceus Srivastava 1977
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Biretisporites potoniaei
Biretisporites potoniaei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites senonicus
  - Blechnaceae
Leptolepidites spp.
Leptolepidites spp. Couper 1953
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Dictyophyllidites harrisii
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Contignisporites sp.
Contignisporites sp. Dettmann 1963
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Cicatricosisporites reticulatus, Cicatricosisporites australiensis, Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus, Cicatricosisporites hallei, Cicatricosisporites hughesii
Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cibotiumspora
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Cibotiumspora juncta
Pteridopsida
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Todisporites minor, Todisporites major, Cyathidites minor, Deltoidospora hallii, Deltoidospora diaphana
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Todisporites major Couper 1953
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Deltoidospora diaphana Wilson and Webster 1946
Angiospermae
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"Brenneripollis reticulatus" = Retimonocolpites reticulatus
"Brenneripollis reticulatus" = Retimonocolpites reticulatus Doyle 1975
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites spp.
Tricolpites spp. Couper 1953
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Tricolporopollenites spp.
Tricolporopollenites spp. Thomson and Pflug 1953 spurge
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Afropollis jardinus, Stellatopollis barghoornii
Afropollis jardinus Doyle et al. 1982
Stellatopollis barghoornii Doyle et al. 1975
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Callialasporites trilobatus
Callialasporites trilobatus Balme 1957 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Circulina parva
Circulina parva Brenner 1963
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Balmeisporites holodictyus, Araucariacites australis, Classopollis classoides
Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
 Cupressales - Pinidae
"Spheripollenites psilatus" = Sphaeripollenites, Inaperturopollenites microgranulatus, Inaperturopollenites spp.
"Spheripollenites psilatus" = Sphaeripollenites
Brenneripollis
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Brenneripollis perorcticulatus
Psilamonocolpites
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Psilamonocolpites spp.
Psilamonocolpites spp. Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Eucommiidites spp.
Eucommiidites spp. Erdtman 1948 cycads
Cycadopites
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Cycadopites catpentieri
Concavissimisporites
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Concavissimisporites punctatus
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales -
Ephedripites spp., Ephedripites ovalis, Ephedripites jansonii
Ephedripites spp. Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958
Ephedripites ovalis Müller 1968
Ephedripites jansonii Muller 1968
Perotriletes
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Perotriletes spp.
Perotriletes spp. Reyre 1966