Gebel Lagama (Aptian ferruginous limestone) (Cretaceous of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (30.8° N, 33.4° E: paleocoordinates 7.0° N, 28.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, ferruginous, ooidal limestone

• very fine limestone with ferruginous oolites

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: École des Mines de Paris (most likely)

Primary reference: H. Douvillé. 1916. Les terrains secondaires dans le massif du Moghara à l’Est de l’isthme de Suez. Mémoire de l’Académie des Sciences, Paris 54(2):1-184 [L. Bulot/L. Bulot/M. Manojlovic]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 171405: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Marko Manojlovic on 10.07.2015

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Cercomya deserti n. sp. Douvillé 1916 clam
Platymya marullensis d'Orbigny 1844 clam