Where: Egypt (30.9° N, 33.7° E: paleocoordinates 8.6° N, 27.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)
• Vraconian
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 161579: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 08.09.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Cyprina (Anisocardia) hermitei Choffat 1901 clam | |
Cardita dupini d'Orbigny 1843 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Acteonella gracilis Douvillé 1916 snail | |
Diastoma ornatum Douvillé 1916 snail | |
Pyrazus ornatum snail | |
Columbellina fusiformis Douvillé 1916 snail |