Also known as "Red Beds", Gebel Tanka
Where: Egypt (29.1° N, 33.1° E: paleocoordinates 23.2° N, 28.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: "Red Beds" 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 "Red Beds" vary in thickness from a few centimeters to 20 m (66 ft), and comprise marls and shales. A Bartonian age gas been suggested for this unit.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: poorly lithified marl and shale
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 41912: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 21.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Ostrea stanleyi oyster | |
Vulsella crispata oyster | |
Pecten cailliaudi scallop | |
Foraminifera | |