Wadi Quseib, Galala Fm, Chondrodonta joannae association (Cretaceous to of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (29.3° N, 34.7° E: paleocoordinates 8.2° N, 28.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Galala Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian to Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; rudstone and floatstone

• coarse-grained carbonates (Chondrodonta rudstone), locally also a floatstone fabric is developed in areas protected by shells.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: W. Ayoub-Hannaa and F. T. Fürsich. 2012. Palaeoecology and environmental significance of benthic associations from the Cenomanian-Turonian of eastern Sinai, Egypt. Beringeria (42)93-138 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 150875: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 16.09.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Heterostrophia -
Neoptyxis olisiponensis
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Chondrodontidae
Chondrodonta joannae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Tortoflabellum sp.
Tortoflabellum sp. Squires 1958 stony coral