Where: Egypt (25.7° N, 29.0° E: paleocoordinates 12.1° N, 23.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Beris Oyster Mudstone Member (Dakhla Formation), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, calcareous siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: Repository: Geological Museum, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University (CUGM)
Primary reference: E. S. M. Moneer, Y. S. Bazeen, and W. Kassab. 2021. Taxonomy and paleobiogeography of the Maastrichtian cephalopods from the Abu Monqar-west Dakhla stretch, Western Desert, Egypt. Historical Biology 33:3530-3541 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 224166: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.01.2022
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
Anglonautilus hewaidyi Moneer et al. 2021 | |
Baculites ovatus Say 1820 ammonite |