Ghazalat-1 well, 6b: Early/Lower Cenomanian, Egypt

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Taxodiaceapollenites hiatus
Cyathldites australis
Elateroaporites klaszii
Brenneripollis perorcticulatus
Nyssapollenites albertensis Singh 1971
Psilamonocolpites spp.
Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae
Classopollis brasillensis
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
Inaperturopollenites microgranulatus
Inaperturopollenites spp.
Spheripollenites psilatus
original and current combination Sphaeripollenites
unclassified
Cycadopites catpentieri
Cycadopsida - Cycadales
Eucommiidites spp.
Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales
Ephedripites spp.
Ephedripites irregularis Herngreen 1973
Ephedripites ovalis Müller 1968
Ephedripites jansonii Muller 1968
unclassified
Concavissimisporites punctatus Pocock 1964
Angiospermae - Austrobaileyales - Trimeniaceae
Cretacaeiporites polygonalis Herngreen 1974
Angiospermae
Retimonocolpites excelsus
Brenneripollis reticulatus (Brenner 1963)
replaced by Retimonocolpites reticulatus
Afropollis jardinus Doyle et al. 1982
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Tricolporopollenites spp.
Tricolporopollenites distinctus
Angiospermae
Stellatopollis barghoornii Doyle et al. 1975
Angiospermae - Gunnerales
Tricolpites spp.
Angiospermae - Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
Clavatipollenites hughesii Kemp 1968
Magnoliopsida
Rousea georgensis Dettmann 1973
Coniferales
Circulina parva Brenner 1963
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Callialasporites dampieri (Balme 1957)
original and current combination Zonallapollenites dampieri
Callialasporites trilobatus (Balme 1957)
original and current combination Tsugaepollenites trilobatus
unclassified
Concavisporites spp.
Murospora spp.
Polypodiopsida - Marsileaceae
Crybelosporites pannuceus Srivastava 1977
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 hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus Singh 1964
Cicatricosisporites hughesii Dettmann 1963
Cicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié 1956
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniales - Matoniaceae
Dictyophyllidites harrisii Couper 1958
Pteridopsida
Deltoidospora diaphana Wilson and Webster 1946
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Todisporites major Couper 1953
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
unclassified
Perotriletes spp.
see common names

Geography
Country:Egypt State/province:Western Desert
Coordinates: 29.0° North, 29.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:8.7° North, 23.8° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Cenomanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Cenomanian
Age range of interval:100.50000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Bahariya
Local section:Bahariya Local bed:2442-2445
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified argillaceous sandstone
Secondary lithology: lithified argillaceous "shale"
Lithology description: Composed of sandstones and variegated shales, it conformably overlies the Kharita Formation and underlies the Abu Roash Formation. An early Cenomanian age was given to the Bahariya Formation (Schlumberger, 1984; Sultan, 1987; Bassiouni et al., 1992; EI-Shamma and Arafa, 1992; Abdel-Kireem et al., 1993). However, E1-Beialy (1994a,b) assigned a middle-late Albian to early Cenomanian age to the Bahariya Formation in the subsurface of the north Western Desert.
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:142206
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:G. Doria
Research group:paleobotany
Created:2013-04-07 04:01:54 Last modified:2013-04-06 13:01:54
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-07 04:01:54
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]