Where: Jordan (32.2° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 10.8° N, 30.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mughanniyya Formation (Azab Group), Callovian (166.1 - 163.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, original calcite, replaced with calcite
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,
Primary reference: F. Ahmad. 1998. Taxonomy and palaeoecology of the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna from the Middle Jurassic of northwestern Jordan. [F. Fursich/F. Fursich/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35554: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Franz Fursich on 21.12.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Pholadomya lirata Sowerby 1818 clam |