Also known as "Gypseous Marls", Wadi Gharandal
Where: Egypt (29.3° N, 33.0° E: paleocoordinates 23.4° N, 28.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: "Gypseous Marls" Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
• The upper Eocene in this area is divided into (from base to top), the Cardita Series, Green beds, gypsiderous marls, Tanak beds, and Red beds. The "Gypseous Marls" consist of 80 m (262 ft) of interbedded shales and argillaceous limestones, fissile shales, and gypsiferous marls. A Bartonian age gas been suggested for this unit.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, gypsiferous shale and gypsiferous, argillaceous limestone
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 41910: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 21.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Ostrea aschersoni oyster | |
Lucina polythele clam
Lucina blanckenhorni clam | |
Axinus schweinfurthi clam |