Also known as Reef 3229

Where: Saudi Arabia (28.4° N, 34.9° E: paleocoordinates 26.0° N, 31.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wadi al Kils Member (Tayran Formation), Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

• Age given as Late Oligocene

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified bafflestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: W.-C. Dullo, H. Hötzl, and A. R. Jado. 1983. New stratigraphical results from the Tertiary sequence of the Midyan area, NW Saudi Arabia; Contributions to the geology of the eastern margin of the Red Sea. Newsletters on Stratigraphy 12(2):75-83 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34408: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 30.08.2003

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