LT27 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Where: Sinai, Egypt (28.6° N, 34.5° E: paleocoordinates 28.6° N, 34.5° E)

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: H. Mewis. 2011. Field work Sinai. [W. Kiessling/H. Mewis/H. Mewis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109224: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Heike Mewis on 13.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora sp.
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Faviidae indet., Favia sp.
Faviidae indet. Gregory 1900 stony coral
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cyphastrea sp., Echinopora gemmacea, Favites sp., Mycedium sp.
Cyphastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Mycedium sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Porites nodifera
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites nodifera Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Psammocora sp.
Psammocora sp. Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungia sp.
Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Leptastrea sp.
Leptastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora sp.
Millepora sp. fire coral