Where: Egypt (30.4° N, 34.5° E: paleocoordinates 11.3° N, 28.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Upper Member (Abu Qada Formation), Middle Turonian (93.5 - 89.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; green marl
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: W. S. Ayoub-Hannaa. 2011. Taxonomy and palaeoecology of the Cenomanian-Turonian macroinvertebrates from eastern Sinai, Egypt (part A). 1-418 [M. Aberhan/T. Schossleitner/T. Schossleitner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 140623: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Thomas Schossleitner on 12.03.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
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Gyrostrea cf. anubis, "Gyrostrea delettrei" = Gyrostrea antwani
Gyrostrea cf. anubis Malchus 1990 oyster
"Gyrostrea delettrei" = Gyrostrea antwani Malchus 1990 oyster | |
Phelopteria gravida Coquand 1862 pearl oyster | |
Mytilus cf. bussoni Collignon 1971 mussel | |
Gastropoda | |
Tylostoma cossoni Thomas and Peron 1889 snail |