Where: Jordan (29.9° N, 35.6° E: paleocoordinates 7.3° N, 28.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: FHS Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; claystone and sandstone
•Quiet lagoonal conditions of a restricted part of the shallow shelf
Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils
Primary reference: R. Berndt. 2004. Palaeoecology and taxonomy of the macrobenthic fauna from the Upper Cretaceous Ajlun Group, southern Jordan. [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 154971: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 26.03.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Mesosaccella cf. subacuta pointed nut clam | |
Anthozoa | |
Astraeofungia sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral | |
Meandraraea sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral |