Section 6, east of Ras En Naqb area (Cretaceous of Jordan)

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

• FHS Formation (61 m in total) is characterised by thick moderately to highly bioturbated claystone packages which are separated by slightly carbonaceous sandstone beds. The thickness of this unit is about 11 m.

•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

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Mesosaccella cf. subacuta
Mesosaccella cf. subacuta pointed nut clam
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandraraea sp.
Meandraraea sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Astraeofungia sp.
Astraeofungia sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral