Duqm locality, Middle Mmb (Cretaceous of Oman)

Where: Oman (19.6° N, 57.6° E: paleocoordinates 2.1° S, 47.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Calcarata zone, Middle Member (Fiqa Formation), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• Beginning of Late Campanian

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; green marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Philip and J.-P. Platel. 1998. Monopilarites a new rudist genus from the Upper Cenomanian of the Haushi-Huqf massif. Geobios 22:269-282 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161069: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 01.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Oscillopha figari Fourtau 1904 oyster
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Biradiolites sp. d'Orbigny 1850 rudist
Durania sp. Douvillé 1908 rudist
cf. Bournonia sp. Fischer 1887 rudist
Echinoidea
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
Coptodiscus cf. noemiae Cotteau and Gauthier 1895 sea urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Echinocorys cf. obliquus Ravn 1927 sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Somaliasteridae
Iraniaster morgani Cotteau and Gauthier 1895 heart urchin