Sample GHW 19-21, Salhoud, alongside Amman Irbid Highway (Cretaceous of Jordan)

Where: Jordan (32.1° N, 35.9° E: paleocoordinates 12.8° N, 30.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Shueib Formation (Ajlun Group), Early/Lower Turonian (93.5 - 89.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, nodular limestone

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: bulk, acetic, sieve,

Primary reference: W. Sadeddin and M. Al-Tamimi. 2006. Two new holothurian sclerite genera from the Late Cretaceous of Jordan. Journal of Applied Sciences 6(11):2426-2431 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97884: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 05.09.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Holothuroidea
 Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Calclamna sp. Frizzell and Exline 1955 sea cucumber
 Apodida - Synaptidae
Rigaudites sp. Frizzell and Exline 1957 sea cucumber
Calcancora sp. Frizzell and Exline 1955 sea cucumber
 Apodida - Chiridotidae
Theelia cf. venusta sea cucumber
  - Priscopedatidae
Prisculatrites sp. Deflandre-Rigaud 1962 sea cucumber
Priscopedatus sp. Schlumberger 1890 sea cucumber
Priscopedatus anceps Schlumberger 1890 sea cucumber
Hexapriscopedatus subcircularis Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008 sea cucumber
Septapedatus palestiniensis Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi 2006 sea cucumber
Spinopriscopedatus sp. Kozur and Sadeddin 1990 sea cucumber
Octopedatus densusmaculis Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi 2006 sea cucumber
Tripuscucumis sp. Reich 2003 sea cucumber
Tripuscucumis solveigae Reich 2003 sea cucumber