Maale Haazamaut (Cretaceous of Israel)

Where: Ramon, Israel (30.6° N, 34.8° E: paleocoordinates 9.4° N, 28.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified lithology not reported

• Not described in text

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Collection methods: chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric, sieve

Primary reference: G. F. W. Herngreen. 1975. Palynology of the Middle and Upper Cretaceous strata in Brazil. Medelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst, Nieuwe Serie 26:39-91 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 144298: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 03.05.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Classopollis "morethanthirty" Pflug 1953
incl. C. brasiliensis nov. nom.
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Perotrilites pannuceus Brenner 1963 spikemoss
Pteridopsida
  -
Ischyosporites sp. Balme 1957
Polypodiopsida
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Plicatella tricornitata Potonié 1960
  - Blechnaceae
Leptolepidites sp. Couper 1953
Psilatriletes
  -
Psilatriletes spp. Potonié 1956
Cycadopsida
 Gnetales -
Steevesipollenites binodosus Stover 1964 cycads
Elaterosporites klaszi Jardiné 1967 elaterate
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales -
Ephedripites "straight ridges" Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958