Zeuglodonberg (Eocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (29.6° N, 30.6° E: paleocoordinates 24.9° N, 26.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Qasr el-Sagha Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lagoonal; claystone and limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: W. Dames. 1894. Über Zeuglodonten aus Aegypten und die Beziehungen der Archaeoceten zu den Übrigen Cetaceen. Palaeontologische Abhandlungen 1(5):189-221 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 47947: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.03.2005
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Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Eosiren libyca Andrews 1902 dugong | |
"Zeuglodon osiris n. sp." = Saghacetus osiris
"Zeuglodon osiris n. sp." = Saghacetus osiris Dames 1894 whale | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Carolia sp. Cantraine 1838 scallop | |
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Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
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Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
| Euspatangus | |
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Euspatangus sp. Cotteau 1869 | |