Wadi Yunis, Libya: Tortonian - Messinian, Libya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea cf. eggenburgensis (Kühn 1925)
rare category
Tarbellastraea siciliae Chevalier 1961
rare category
synonym of Tarbellastraea tenera
Tarbellastraea ? reussiana (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Palaeoplesiastraea romettensis (Seguenza 1864)
rare category
recombined as Solenastrea romettensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae
Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis Chevalier 1961
rare category
see common names

Geography
Country:Libya
Coordinates: 29.8° North, 19.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:29.6° North, 18.8° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Tortonian - Messinian
Age range of interval:11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Al Khums Member:Wadi Yunis
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:open shallow subtidal Tectonic setting:cratonic basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: Corals only
Metadata
Database number:34500
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-09-04 01:55:36 Last modified:2003-09-04 04:55:37
Access level:the public Released:2003-09-04 01:55:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
4061. J. Hladil, J. Otava, and A. Galle. 1991. Oligocene carbonate buildups of the Sirt Basin, Libya. Salem, M.J., Hammuda, O.S., Eliagoubi, B.A. (eds.): The Geology of Libya, Volume 4 1401-1420 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]