Beadnell Section (Eocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (29.6° N, 30.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.9° N, 26.6° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Qasr el-Sagha Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• middle Priabonian
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandy sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: H. J. L. Beadnell. 1905. The topography and geology of the Fayum Province of Egypt. Survey Department of Egypt, Cairo 1-101 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 79700: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.03.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Hydrozoa | |
Anthozoa | |
"Astrohelia similis" = Astrhelia
"Astrohelia similis" = Astrhelia stony coral | |
Mammalia | |
"Zeuglodon osiris" = Saghacetus osiris
"Zeuglodon osiris" = Saghacetus osiris Dames 1894 whale | |
Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews 1901 proboscidean | |
Barytherium grave Andrews 1901 proboscidean | |
Eosiren libyca n. gen. n. sp.
Eosiren libyca n. gen. n. sp. Andrews 1902 dugong | |
Reptilia | |
Stereogenys podocnemioides n. sp., Stereogenys cromeri n. gen. n. sp., Podocnemis stromeri, "Podocnemis antiqua" = Cordichelys antiqua
Stereogenys podocnemioides n. sp. sideneck turtle
Stereogenys cromeri n. gen. n. sp. Andrews 1901 sideneck turtle
Podocnemis stromeri von Reinach 1903 river turtle
"Podocnemis antiqua" = Cordichelys antiqua Andrews 1903 sideneck turtle | |
Thalassochelys libyca Andrews 1901 loggerhead | |
Psephophorus eocenus leatherback | |
Pterosphenus schweinfurthi Andrews 1901 snake | |
Gigantophis garstini n. gen. n. sp.
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"Tomistoma africanum n. sp." = Eogavialis africanum
"Tomistoma africanum n. sp." = Eogavialis africanum Andrews 1901 crocodilian | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Propristis schweinfurthi Priem 1897 sawfish | |
Echinoidea | |
Echinolampas crameri sea urchin | |
Bivalvia | |
"Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832 oyster
Ostrea reili oyster
Alectryonia clotbeyi Bellardi 1854 oyster | |
Exogyra faasi oyster | |
Carolia placunoides Cantraine 1838 scallop | |
Cardita fajumensis clam | |
Gastropoda | |
"Mesalia fasciata" = Sigmesalia fasciata, "Turritella pharaonica" = Turritella (Torquesia) pharaonica, Turritella carnifera
"Mesalia fasciata" = Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Turritella pharaonica" = Turritella (Torquesia) pharaonica Cossmann 1901 turret shell
Turritella carnifera turret shell | |
Rimella rimosa Solander 1766 true conch |