Where: Jazan, Saudi Arabia (16.8° N, 42.0° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 16.4° N, 41.9° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Farasan Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks and lithified marl
• "fossil reefal limestone terraces"
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 234198: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Alissa Watson on 22.03.2024
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
• "enriched in Scleractinian coral fossil, coralline algae, and molluscs"
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| Anthozoa |
| Scleractinia - Merulinidae |
Coelastrea aspera, Merulina ampliata, Leptoria phrygia, Cyphastrea serailia, Echinopora forskaliana, Echinopora lamellosa, Echinopora hirsutissima, Echinopora gemmacea, Favites micropentagonus, Favites halicora, Favites abdita, Favites acuticollis, Favites flexuosa, Hydnophora exesa, Goniastrea favulus, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea stelligera, Platygyra spp., Platygyra acuta, Platygyra daedalea, Paramontastraea peresi, Astrea sp., Dipsastraea sp., Dipsastraea maritima, Dipsastraea favus, Dipsastraea lacuna, Dipsastraea lizardensis, Dipsastraea speciosa, Dipsastraea albida, Dipsastraea pallida, Dipsastraea laxa, Paragoniastrea deformis
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