Ghazalat-1 well, 9: Albian, Egypt

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Taxodiaceapollenites hiatus
Steevisipollenites sinuosus
Brenneripollis perorcticulatus
Psilamonocolpites spp.
Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
Spheripollenites psilatus
original and current combination Sphaeripollenites
Inaperturopollenites microgranulatus
Inaperturopollenites spp.
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Angiospermae
Brenneripollis reticulatus (Brenner 1963)
replaced by Retimonocolpites reticulatus
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Tricolporopollenites spp.
Angiospermae - Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
Clavatipollenites hughesii Kemp 1968
Coniferales
Circulina parva Brenner 1963
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Callialasporites trilobatus (Balme 1957)
original and current combination Tsugaepollenites trilobatus
Callialasporites dampieri (Balme 1957)
original and current combination Zonallapollenites dampieri
unclassified
Concavisporites spp.
Trilobosporites laevigatus El-Beialy 1994
Murospora spp.
Cibotiumspora juncta Zhang 1978
Pteridopsida
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Todisporites major Couper 1953
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Deltoidospora hallii Miner 1935
Deltoidospora diaphana Wilson and Webster 1946
Polypodiopsida
Biretisporites potoniaei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites senonicus Ross 1949
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae
Contignisporites sp. Dettmann 1963
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Cicatricosisporites reticulatus
Cicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié 1956
Cicatricosisporites hughesii Dettmann 1963
Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus Singh 1964
Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniales - Matoniaceae
Dictyophyllidites harrisii Couper 1958
unclassified
Concavissimisporites punctatus Pocock 1964
Cycadopsida - Cycadales
Eucommiidites spp.
unclassified
Cycadopites catpentieri
Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales
Ephedripites spp.
unclassified
Perotriletes spp.
see common names

Geography
Country:Egypt State/province:Western Desert
Coordinates: 29.0° North, 29.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.9° North, 24.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Kharita
Local section:Kharita Local bed:3996-3999
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified argillaceous sandstone
Secondary lithology: lithified argillaceous siltstone
Lithology description: Composed essentially of sandstones with thin shale and siltstones intercalations, it conformably overlies the Alamein Formation and underlies the Bahariya Formation. The age of the Kharita Formation is Albian
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:soft parts,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:142204
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:G. Doria
Research group:paleobotany
Created:2013-04-07 03:59:24 Last modified:2013-04-06 12:59:24
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-07 03:59:24
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
46190. M. I. A. Ibrahim. 1996. Aptian-Turonian palynology of the Ghazalat-1 well (GTX-1), Qattara Depression, Egypt. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 94:137-168 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cárdenas]