Where: Egypt (26.5° N, 27.8° E: paleocoordinates 13.0° N, 22.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• unteres und mittleres Maastricht
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Poor preservation prevents reliable identification
Primary reference: N. Malchus. 1990. Revision der Kreide-Austern (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia) Ägyptens (Biostratigraphie, Systematik). Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A(125) [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 185823: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 18.05.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Agerostrea rouxi Douville 1910 oyster | |
Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum, "Exogyra (Exogyra) overwegi" = Exogyra overwegi
Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum Dujardin 1837 oyster
"Exogyra (Exogyra) overwegi" = Exogyra overwegi von Buch 1852 oyster |