Where: Egypt (30.8° N, 33.5° E: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 27.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Halal Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 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 220862: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 19.06.2021
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) sarracenarum Fourtau 1921 pencil urchin | |
Sinaiosalenia rhombohedralis n. gen. n. sp.
Sinaiosalenia rhombohedralis n. gen. n. sp. El Qot 2021 sea urchin | |
Tetragramma variolare Brongniart 1822 sea urchin | |
Plagiochasma orientalis Fourtau 1921 sea urchin | |
Mecaster cf. aumalensis Coquand 1862 heart urchin | |
Pseudananchys ludovici Fourtau 1912 sea urchin |