Rizan Aneiza hills, Sinai (Cretaceous of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (30.9° N, 33.7° E: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 27.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: M. Avnimelech. 1947. A new species of Aspidiscus from the Middle Cretaceous of Sinai and remarks on this genus in general. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae (Band 40)294-299 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 161575: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 08.09.2014
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Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea | |
Dorocidaris aff. larleti pencil urchin | |
"Holectypus aff. larteti" = Coenholectypus larteti
"Holectypus aff. larteti" = Coenholectypus larteti Cotteau 1869 sea urchin | |
Bivalvia | |
Dosinia forgemoli venus clam | |
"Ostrea flabellata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum
"Ostrea flabellata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster | |
Pecten aff. dutrugei scallop | |
Gastropoda | |
Nerinea bicatenala snail |