Minia (Minia Formation), Egypt -Tawadros (2001) (Eocene of Egypt)

Also known as Minia Formation, Minia

Where: Egypt (28.1° N, 30.8° E: paleocoordinates 20.5° N, 25.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Minia Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Underlies the nummulitic limestones of the Mokattam Formation and overlies the Thebes Formation. The unit was given a middle Eocene (Lutetian) age based on forams, although other workers have suggested a Ypresian age.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; concretionary, shelly/skeletal, cherty/siliceous limestone

• No environmental data reported.
• Limestones with chert concretions, very fossiliferous.

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: E. E. Tawadros. 2001. Geology of Egypt and Libya 1-468 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 41901: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 21.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Comprises taxa mentioned in text as typical of formation, including molluscs and forams.
unclassified
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Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
 Cassiduloida -
 Euechinoidea - Orthopsidae