Where: Egypt (30.8° N, 33.5° E: paleocoordinates 7.0° N, 28.7° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Risan Aneiza Formation, Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified marl
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Geological Museum, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University
Primary reference: G. M. El Qot. 2021. Aptian-Cenomanian echinoids from northern Sinai, Egypt. Cretaceous Research 126(104870) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 220856: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 19.06.2021
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
"Cidaris" sinaiensis Fourtau 1921 pencil urchin | |
Pseudholaster barthouxi Fourtau 1921 sea urchin | |
Heteraster constrictus Fourtau 1921 heart urchin | |
Conulus (Conulopyrina) cf. vionneti Desor 1857 sea urchin |