Marsa Alam (Pleistocene to of Egypt)

Where: Red Sea, Egypt (25.2° N, 34.9° E: paleocoordinates 25.1° N, 34.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Samadai Formation, Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• "mixed carbonate–siliciclastic terraces"
• "reefal limestones"

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: H. M. Khalil, M. S. Fathy, and S. M. Al Sawy. 2021. Quaternary corals (Scleractinia: Merulinidae) from the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coast. Geological Journal 56(8):4150-4188 [W. Kiessling/A. Watson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 234197: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Alissa Watson on 22.03.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Dipsastraea sp., Dipsastraea pallida, Dipsastraea speciosa, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra lamellina, Platygyra daedalea, Hydnophora microconos, Favites complanata, Favites chinensis, Favites acuticollis, Coelastrea aspera, Echinopora lamellosa
Dipsastraea sp. de Blainville 1830 stony coral
Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Platygyra sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Hydnophora microconos Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Favites complanata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Favites chinensis Verrill 1866 stony coral
Total abundance also includes El Quseir section.
Favites acuticollis Ortmann 1889 stony coral
Coelastrea aspera Verrill 1866 stony coral
Echinopora lamellosa Esper 1795 stony coral