Gebel Ghara 71 (Miocene of Egypt)
Where: Suez, Egypt (30.0° N, 32.5° E: paleocoordinates 28.9° N, 31.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone
Size class: mesofossils
Primary reference: F.J. Souaya. 1963. On the calcareous algae (Melobesioideae) of Gebel Gharra (Cario-Suez road) with a local zonation and some possible correlations. Journal of Paleontology 37(6):1204-1216 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 222021: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 07.09.2021
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Taxonomic list
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| Florideophyceae | |
Lithothamnion saxorum, Lithothamnion florea, Melobesioideae "indet", Mesophyllum commune, Lithoporella melobesioides, Lithophyllum gharabi, Lithophyllum capederi
Lithothamnion saxorum Capeder 1900
Melobesioideae "indet" Bizzozero 1885
Mesophyllum commune Lemoine 1939
Lithoporella melobesioides Foslie 1909
Lithophyllum capederi Lemoine 1925 | |