Egypt 3 (Tineida) (Paleocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (25.5° N, 29.3° E: paleocoordinates 13.8° N, 23.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shale and carbonate
Primary reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 2953: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 23.07.1999
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
Mesalia gigantia, Mesalia zitteli, Mesalia paleocenica, Mesalia ferialae, Turritella abbassi, Turritella akkadi, Turritella nazikae, Turritella tarturensis, Turritella saharica
Mesalia gigantia Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Mesalia zitteli Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Mesalia paleocenica Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Mesalia ferialae Abbass 1967 turret shell
Turritella abbassi Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella akkadi Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella nazikae Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella tarturensis Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella saharica Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell | |
Cypraedia ismaili Abbass 1967 snail | |
Ancilla abdoi Awad and Abed 1967 olive snail |