Where: Amman, Jordan (32.0° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 7.5° N, 30.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Kurnub Sandstone Formation, Late/Upper Aptian to Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 109.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithified claystone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Primary reference: F. Ahmad, A. Abu Hamad, and M. Obeidat. 2012. Palynological study of the Early Cretaceous Kurnub Sandstone Formation, Mahis area, Central Jordan. Acta Palaeobotanica 52(2):303-315 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 169684: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 01.06.2015
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Concavisporites | |
Concavisporites "sp." Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Pteridopsida | |
Deltoidospora australis Pocock 1970 | |
Equisetopsida | |
Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Balmeiopsis limbata Archangelsky 1979 | |
Gemmatriletes | |
Gemmatriletes clavatus Brenner 1968 |