Basal Aheimer Fm rugose corals, Egypt: Kasimovian, Egypt
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Lophotichiidae
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Paraduplophyllum mutliplicatum
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Paraduplophyllum oppositum
Fedorowski 1987
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Assimulia (Ericina) fracta
Fedorowski 1987
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Bothrophyllidae
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Bothrophyllum pseudoconicum
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Hapsiphyllidae
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Allotropiophyllum sp.
Grabau 1928
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Allotropiophyllum (Alligia) cf. flabellum
Fedorowski 1987
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Amplexizaphrentis paralleloides
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Amplexizaphrentis clithria
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Meniscophyllum sp.
Simpson 1900
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Antiphyllidae
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Rotiphyllum aequabile
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Rotiphyllum sokolovi
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Rotiphyllum exile
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Bradyphyllum cf. bellicostatum
Grabau 1928
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Lytvolasma aucta
Fedorowski 1987
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Actinophrentis donetziana
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Lophophyllidiidae
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Pseudowannerophyllum differens
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Verbeekiellidae
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Verbeekiella sp.
Penecke 1908
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rugosochonetidae
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Rugosochonetes californicus
Watkins 1974
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Spiriferidae
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Anthracospirifer sp.
Lane 1963
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Geography
| Country: | Egypt |
| Coordinates: | 29.4° North, 32.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.0° South, 30.5° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| Stage: | Kasimovian | 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 5 |
| Key time interval: | Kasimovian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 307.00000 - 303.70000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Aheimer | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Age given as late Westphalian to Stephanian. Kasimovian age appears most likely | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: grey shales with crinoids, brachiopods and corals | |
| Environment: | transition zone/lower shoreface |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Focus on corals | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 50124 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-05-09 06:21:34 | Last modified: | 2005-05-09 13:39:55 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-05-09 06:21:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 13475. | M. Kora and Y. Mansour. 1991. Late Carboniferous solitary rugose corals from the western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1991(10):597-616 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |