Also known as Dakhla Oasis
Where: New Valley, Egypt (25.6° N, 29.1° E: paleocoordinates 9.3° N, 24.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: El Hindaw Member (Quseir Formation), Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by MUVP
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: H. M. Sallam, P. M. O'Connor, M. Kora, J. J. W. Sertich, E. R. Seiffert, M. Faris, K. Ouda, I. El-Dawoudi, S. Saber and S. El-Sayed. 2016. Vertebrate paleontological exploration of the Upper Cretaceous succession in the Dakhla and Kharga Oases, Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 117:223-234 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 191982: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 26.02.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Mansourasaurus shahinae n. gen. n. sp.
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