Kharga Oasis (Paleocene of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (25.3° N, 30.6° E: paleocoordinates 12.8° N, 25.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Kharga Shale Member (Dakhla Formation), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• Kharga Shale Member of the Dakhla Formation (paper shale) and overlying Tarawan Chalk (snow-white chalk)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified shale and lithified chalk

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Y. Hassan and S. A. Salama. 1970. Contribution to the coral fauna of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene "paper shales" and "snow-white chalk" of the oasis of the south-western desert of Egypt. Bulletin de l'institut d'Egypte 51:73-101 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87218: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
"Stephanophyllia intermedia n. sp." = Stephanophyllia indica
"Stephanophyllia intermedia n. sp." = Stephanophyllia indica Duncan 1880 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Aulosmilia aspera1 Sowerby 1832 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
? Paracyathus sp., "Dungulia libyca" = Desmophyllum excavatum, Caryophyllia mediavia2, "Caryophyllia konincki" = Caryophyllia konincki2, "Caryophyllia konincki" = Caryophyllia konincki2, "Caryophyllia aegyptiaca n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki, "Caryophyllia phanerocosta n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki, "Discosmilia cf. analavelonensis" = Deltocyathus complanatus, Parasmilia sp., "Paratrochocyathus lemniscatus" = Trochocyathus speciosus, "Paratrochocyathus epicharis" = Trochocyathus speciosus, "Protrochocyathus deniseptatus n. sp." = Trochocyathus speciosus
? Paracyathus sp. Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Dungulia libyca" = Desmophyllum excavatum Hagenow 1839 stony coral
Caryophyllia mediavia2 Vaughan and Popenoe 1935 stony coral
"Caryophyllia konincki" = Caryophyllia konincki2 Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
var. vigentipali
"Caryophyllia konincki" = Caryophyllia konincki2 Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Caryophyllia aegyptiaca n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Caryophyllia phanerocosta n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Discosmilia cf. analavelonensis" = Deltocyathus complanatus Squires 1958 stony coral
Parasmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Paratrochocyathus lemniscatus" = Trochocyathus speciosus Gabb and Horn 1860 stony coral
"Paratrochocyathus epicharis" = Trochocyathus speciosus Gabb and Horn 1860 stony coral
"Protrochocyathus deniseptatus n. sp." = Trochocyathus speciosus Gabb and Horn 1860 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Guyniidae
"Palaeopsammia multiformis" = Palaeopsammia zitteli, "Bathypsammia cleopatrae n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli, "Kumbiopsammia cf. besairiei" = Palaeopsammia zitteli, "Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca" = Palaeopsammia zitteli
"Palaeopsammia multiformis" = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
"Bathypsammia cleopatrae n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
"Kumbiopsammia cf. besairiei" = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
"Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca" = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral