Shaib Nisa, S1050: Oxfordian, Saudi Arabia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Tetrarhynchiidae
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Somalirhynchia arabica
Cooper 1989
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Zeilleriidae
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Mycerosia amygdaliformis
Cooper 1989
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Lissajousithyrididae
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? Dorsoplicathyris sp.
Alméras 1970
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Geography
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates: | 24.3° North, 46.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.1° South, 34.0° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Jurassic |
| Stage: | Oxfordian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Oxfordian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 161.50000 - 154.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Hanifa | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: 28.2-37.7 m above base | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 98720 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-10-20 01:18:57 | Last modified: | 2010-10-20 03:18:57 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-10-20 01:18:57 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 34048. | G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |