Bed 5c, Gebel Gharra section (Miocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (30.2° N, 32.3° E: paleocoordinates 29.1° N, 31.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, coarse-grained sandstone
Preservation: original calcite
Primary reference: A. Kroh and J. H. Nebelsick. 2003. Echinoid assemblages as a tool for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction - an example from the Early Miocene of Egypt. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 201:157-177 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 47993: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 09.03.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Asteroidea | |
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Astropecten sp. Gray 1840 sea star | |
| Echinoidea | |
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Brochopleurus fourtaui sea urchin | |
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Echinolampas sp. Gray 1825 sea urchin | |
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Echinocyamus stellatus sand dollar | |
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Prionocidaris avenionensis Des Moulins 1837 pencil urchin | |
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Arbacina monilis sea urchin | |