Khashm Furaythan, Saudi Arabia: Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian, Saudi Arabia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Cidaroida
- Rhabdocidaridae
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Rhabdocidaris mogharensis
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Echinoidea
- Hemicidaridae
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Pseudocidaris aff. choffati
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Echinoidea
- Clypeidae
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Pygurus smelliei
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unclassified
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Thadiquithyris thadiqiensis
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Harpogodes sp.
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Echinoidea
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Bothryopneustes orientalis
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Echinoidea
- Stomopneustoida
- Stomechinidae
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Polycyphus parvituberculatus
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Tetrarhynchiidae
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Kutchirhynchia indica
(d'Orbigny 1847)
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Loboidothyrididae
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Bihenithyris weiri
Muir-Wood 1935
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Striithyris somaliensis
Muir-Wood 1935
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Pachyceratidae
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Pachyerymnoceras sp.
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Erymnoceras doliforme
(Roman 1930)
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Paracenoceratidae
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Paracenoceras aff. dorsoexcavatum
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Paracenoceras aff. dilatatum
(Jeannet 1951)
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Nerineidae
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Cossmannea cf. tuberculata
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Gastropoda
- Discohelicidae
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Discohelix douvillei
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Trochus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
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Nerinea bruntrutana
Ooster 1869
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| synonym of Ptygmatis pseudobruntrutana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Ampullospira sp.
Harris 1897
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| spelled with current rank as Ampullina (Ampullospira) | ||||||||||
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Globularia hemisphaerica
(Roemer 1836)
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Pietteia sp.
Cossmann 1904
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? Aporrhais sp.
da Costa 1778
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Vermetus sp.
Daudin 1800
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Pseudomelania sp.
Pictet and Campiche 1862
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| Pseudomeliana sp. | ||||||||||
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Bourguetia sp.
Deshayes 1871
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Arcomytilus somaliensis
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| Acromytilus somaliensis | ||||||||||
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Arcomytilus latimairensis
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| Acromytilus latimairensis | ||||||||||
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Modiolus imbricatus
(Sowerby 1818)
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| recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus | ||||||||||
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Inoperna cf. sowerbyana
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Mytilus cf. jurensis
Merian 1836
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys nattheimensis
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Chlamys cf. curvivarians
(Dietrich 1933)
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Palaeolophidae
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Lopha solitaria
(Sowerby 1824)
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| synonym of Actinostreon gregareum | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Protocardia ex gr. hillanum
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Pseudotrapezium cf. cardiformis
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| Pseudootrapezium cf. cardiformis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Megalodontida
- Ceratomyopsidae
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Ceratomyopsis cf. arabica
(Cox 1935)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadomyida
- Pholadomyidae
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Pholadomya protei
(Brongniart 1821)
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| recombined as Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei | ||||||||||
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Pholadomya lirata
(Sowerby 1818)
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Mactromyidae
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Mactromya cf. crassa
Agassiz 1845
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Thamnasteriidae
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Thamnasteria nicoleti
Koby 1887
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Actinastreidae
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Enallocoenia crassoramosa
(Michelin 1843)
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
| recombined as Actinastrea crassoramosa | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Haplaraeidae
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Meandraraea gazaensis
Alloiteau and Farag 1958
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Kobyastraeidae
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Kobyastraea lomontiana
(Etallon 1864)
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pachyphylliidae
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Columnocoenia lamberti
Alloiteau 1957
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Latomeandridae
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Ovalastrea caryphylloides
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Trigerastraea collignoni
Alloiteau 1958
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Collignonastraea grossouvrei
Beauvais 1972
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Collignonastraea jumarensis
(Gregory 1900)
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montlivaltiidae
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Isastrea hemisphaerica
Gregory 1900
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Stylinidae
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Cryptocoenia wegeneri
Pandey and Fuersich 1993
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
| recombined as Adelocoenia wegeneri | ||||||||||
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Stylina regularis
Fromentel 1862
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
| synonym of Stylina digitiformis | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agatheliidae
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Brachthelia sp.
Beauvais and Beauvais 1975
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Trocholinidae
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Trocholina palastiniensis
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Globothalamea
- Rotaliida
- Discorbidae
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Conicospirillina basiliensis
Mohler 1938
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| recombined as Mohlerina basiliensis | ||||||||||
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Globothalamea
- Rotaliida
- Placentulinidae
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Trocholina transversarii
Paalzow 1932
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
| synonym of Paalzowella feifeli | ||||||||||
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Nodosariata
- Nodosariida
- Nodosariidae
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Nodosaria riyadhensis n. sp.
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Nodosariata
- Vaginulinida
- Vaginulinidae
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Lenticulina sp.
Lamarck 1804
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Ataxophragmiidae
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Marssonella jurassica
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Nautiloculinidae
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Nautiloculina oolithica
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Pfenderinidae
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Kurnubia bramkampi
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Kurnubia palastiniensis
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Kurnubia wellingsi
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Praekurnubia jurassica
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Pfenderina neocomiensis
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Steinekella steinekei
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Cyclamminidae
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Pseudocyclammina maynci
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Everticyclammina sp.
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Paravalvulinidae
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Redmondoides medius
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Actinastraea pseudominima
Koby 1897
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Youssef and El-Sorogy 2015 | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates: | 25.8° North, 45.2° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 0.1° South, 33.5° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Middle Jurassic |
| Stage: | Callovian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 165.30000 - 161.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Tuwaiq Mountain Limestone | Member: | Upper | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: coronatum Zone. Upper Middle to Upper Callovian based on ammonites | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "reef rocks" | ||
| Lithology description: Coral biostrome | |||
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm | Tectonic setting: | cratonic basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with calcite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Bioerosion: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils,some microfossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Fossils other than corals are from upper Tuwaiq Mountain Limestone in whole Central Saudi Arabia | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 973 | ||
| Database number: | 34544 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling, M. Krause |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2003-09-09 06:43:16 | Last modified: | 2003-09-09 10:17:32 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-09-09 06:43:16 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9120. | G.M.A. El-Asa'ad. 1989. Callovian colonial corals from the Tuwaiq Mountain Limestone of Saudi Arabia. Palaeontology 32(3):675-684 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |
Secondary references:
| 55098 | M. Youssef and A. S. El-Sorogy. 2015. Paleoecology of Benthic Foraminifera in Coral Reefs Recorded in the Jurassic Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of the Khashm Al-Qaddiyah Area, Central Saudi Arabia. Journal of Earth Science 26(2):224-235 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause] |