Gebel Yelleg, middle part of the Halal Fm (Cretaceous of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (30.4° N, 33.5° E: paleocoordinates 9.4° N, 27.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone and marl

• inner shelf setting or carbonate platform interior, affected by storm events
• These rudist beds are mainly built up of limestone intercalated with marl and dolostone.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. El-Shazly, M. Kostak, G. Abdel-Gawad, B. Klouckova, S.G. Saber, Y. Felieh Salama, and M. Mazuch and K. 2011. Carbon and oxygen stable isotopes of selected Cenomanian and Turonian rudists from Egypt and Czech Republic, and a note on changes in rudist diversity. Bulletin of Geosciences 86(2):209-226 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 151605: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 08.10.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Alveolinidae
Praealveolina cretacea, Praealveolina tenuis
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Calycoceras sp.
Calycoceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Engonoceratidae
Neolobites vibrayeanus
Neolobites vibrayeanus d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite
Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Eoradiolites liratus, Praeradiolites sinaiticus, Biradiolites zumoffeni
Eoradiolites liratus Conrad 1852 rudist
 Pectinida - Chondrodontidae
Chondrodonta joannae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Costagyra olisiponensis
Costagyra olisiponensis Sharpe 1850 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Rastellum carinatum
Rastellum carinatum Lamarck 1806 oyster