Wadi Quseib, Bed 47: Early/Lower Turonian, Egypt
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Pseudodiadematidae
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Heterodiadema libycum
(Agassiz and Desor 1846)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Phymosomatidae
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Phymosoma sinaeum
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Holectypoida
- Holectypidae
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Coenholectypus turonensis
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Hemiasteridae
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Hemiaster fourneli
Agassiz and Dessor 1847
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Mecaster fourneli | ||||||||||
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Hemiaster heberti
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| Hemiaster heberti turonensis | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Orthopsidae
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Orthopsis ovata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiolus aequalis
(Sowerby 1818)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea trigona
(Seguenza 1882)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Phelopteria atra
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11 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula ferryi
Coquand 1862
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Plicatula (Plicatula) ferryi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Pseudolimea itieriana
(Pictet and Roux 1852)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella cf. trapezoides
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Paraesa faba
(Sowerby 1827)
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22 specimens | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Vascoceratidae
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Vascoceras durandi
(Thomas and Peron 1889)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Pseudotissotiidae
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Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne
(Solger 1903)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) securiforme
(Eck 1909)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne | ||||||||||
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Thomasites rollandi
(Peron 1890)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Campanilidae
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Campanile ganesha
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tylostomatidae
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Tylostoma globosum
Sharpe 1849
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Egypt |
| Coordinates: | 29.3° North, 34.7° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.1° North, 28.5° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Turonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Turonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Abu Qada | ||
| Local section: | Wadi Quseib | Local bed: | 47 |
| Local order: | top to bottom | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic,gypsiferous,green "shale" |
| Secondary lithology: | dolomitic "limestone" |
| Lithology description: varicoloured, fossiliferous, gypsiferous shale with dolomitic Chondrodonta/rudist rudstone to floatstone interbeds in the lower part | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 140245 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Aberhan | Enterer: | T. Schossleitner |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-03-06 00:28:57 | Last modified: | 2017-08-04 17:24:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-03-06 00:28:57 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 45224. | W. S. Ayoub-Hannaa. 2011. Taxonomy and palaeoecology of the Cenomanian-Turonian macroinvertebrates from eastern Sinai, Egypt (part A). 1-418 [M. Aberhan/T. Schossleitner/T. Schossleitner] |