Zug el-Bahar section, sample 71 (Pleistocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (25.8° N, 34.4° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 25.5° N, 34.4° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Borelis schlumbergeri zone, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; calcareous sandstone
• deposited under reefal conditions.
• limegrit
Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils
Primary reference: F. J. Souaya. 1963. Micropaleontology of four sections south of Qoseir, Egypt. Micropaleontology 9(3):233-266 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 147648: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 10.07.2013
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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Amphiroa droogeri, Amphiroa prefragilissima, Archaeolithothamnium cf. erythraeum, Mesophyllum barkoukyi
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Borelis schlumbergeri, Borelis reicheli, Borelis cf. pygmaeus, Borelis haueri, Borelis cf. costulatus
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