PBDB Collection

Ghazalat-1 well, 5a (Cretaceous of Egypt)

Where: Western Desert, Egypt (29.0° N, 29.0° E: paleocoordinates 8.7° N, 23.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Abu Roash Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified, calcareous limestone and lithified, calcareous shale

• Represented by the lower part, which could be attributed to the G, F and E Members. Generally, it consists of limestone, shaly limestone and shale interbeds. The age of the Abu Roash "G" Member is late Cenomanian (Hantar, 1990; E1-Shamma and Arafa, 1992; Schrank and Ibrahim, 1995), while the F and E Members are of Turonian age (Hantar, 1990).

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 142209: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 07.04.2013

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unclassified
-	Taxodiaceapollenites hiatus, Cyathldites australis, Elaterocolpitcs castelainii, Tnporites spp., Foveomorphomonocolpites rashadi, Steevesioollenites spp. Taxodiaceapollenites hiatus Cyathldites australis Elaterocolpitcs castelainii Tnporites spp. Foveomorphomonocolpites rashadi Steevesioollenites spp.
Nyssapollenites
-	Nyssapollenites albertensis Nyssapollenites albertensis Singh 1971
Psilamonocolpites
-	Psilamonocolpites spp. Psilamonocolpites spp. Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Brenneripollis
-	Brenneripollis perorcticulatus Brenneripollis perorcticulatus
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Classopollis brasillensis, Classopollis classoides, Araucariacites australis Classopollis brasillensis Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953 Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Cupressales - Pinidae	Inaperturopollenites spp. Inaperturopollenites spp. Potonié 1966
Magnoliopsida
-	Rousea delicipollis, Rousea georgensis, Striatopollis trochuensis Rousea delicipollis Srivastava 1977 Rousea georgensis Dettmann 1973 Striatopollis trochuensis Ward 1986
Angiospermae
Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae	Clavatipollenites hughesii Clavatipollenites hughesii Kemp 1968
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites spp. Tricolpites spp. Couper 1953
Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae	Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis Dichastopollenites ghazalatensis Ibrahim 1996 water lily
Austrobaileyales - Trimeniaceae	Cretacaeiporites mullerii Cretacaeiporites mullerii Herngreen 1973
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Tricolporopollenites spp., Tricolporopollenites distinctus Tricolporopollenites spp. Thomson and Pflug 1953 spurge Tricolporopollenites distinctus spurge
-	Afropollis kahramanensis, Retimonocolpites excelsus Afropollis kahramanensis Ibrahim and Schrank 1995 Retimonocolpites excelsus
Ginkgoopsida
Ephedrales -	Ephedripites spp., Ephedripites jansonii, Ephedripites ovalis Ephedripites spp. Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958 Ephedripites jansonii Muller 1968 Ephedripites ovalis Müller 1968
Cycadopsida
Gnetales -	Steevesipollenites cf. binodosus Steevesipollenites cf. binodosus Stover 1964 cycads
Concavisporites
-	Concavisporites spp. Concavisporites spp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Polypodiopsida
Schizaeales - Polypodiidae	Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus Singh 1964
- Blechnaceae	Leptolepidites spp. Leptolepidites spp. Couper 1953
Pteridopsida
-	Deltoidospora hallii, Deltoidospora diaphana Deltoidospora hallii Miner 1935 Deltoidospora diaphana Wilson and Webster 1946
Galeacornea causea
-	Galeacornea causea Galeacornea causea Stover 1963 elaterate