Where: Libya (28.8° N, 17.8° E: paleocoordinates 23.6° N, 13.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Zallah Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• The name Zallah Formation was proposed to include the units Tmed El Ksour and Graret ek Jifa members of the Wadi Tamet Formation in Burollet. The Zella Series comprises from bottom to top: 1) MARLS AND SANDSTONES WITH GYPSUM INTERCALATIONS; 2) sandy marls, green glauconitic marls; 3) sandy marls, brecciated, red with phosphatic nodules, and calcareous marl conglomerates; 5) basalts.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gypsiferous marl and gypsiferous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: No detailed collection data reported.

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 42135: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.07.2004

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