Where: Saudi Arabia (24.6° N, 46.0° E: paleocoordinates 1.4° S, 33.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Dhruma Formation (Shaqra Group), Bajocian (170.3 - 168.3 Ma)
• between the reference profile of Khashm adh Dhibi and lat. 25°N
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,
Primary reference: J. Manivit, Y.-M. Le Nindre, and D. Vaslet. 1990. Le Jurassique D`Arabie Centrale. Document du BRGM 4(194):25-519 [F. Fursich/S. Hicks/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48109: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Simone Hicks on 14.03.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
"Sonninia (Sherbornites) cf. projectifer" = Sonninia (Euhoploceras) adicra
"Sonninia (Sherbornites) cf. projectifer" = Sonninia (Euhoploceras) adicra Waagen 1867 ammonite |