Wadi Kilya-1 (Cretaceous of Yemen)

Where: Wadi Hajar, Yemen (14.3° N, 48.6° E: paleocoordinates 14.6° S, 33.3° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Qishn Formation, Barremian (129.4 - 125.0 Ma)

• Orbitolina Limestone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

• lithology described as limestone

Primary reference: M. K. Howarth and N. J. Morris. 1998. The Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Wadi Hajar, southern Yemen. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Geology) 54(1):1-32 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2561: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 08.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
"? Stereocidaris sp." = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris)
"? Stereocidaris sp." = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) Pomel 1883 pencil urchin
originally entered as "?Stereocidaris sp."
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
"Caenholectypus sp." = Coenholectypus, Holectypus sp.
"Caenholectypus sp." = Coenholectypus Pomel 1883 sea urchin
originally entered as "Coenholectypus sp."
Holectypus sp. sea urchin