Bed No. 136, Kashm Abu al Jiwar (Jurassic of Saudi Arabia)

Where: Saudi Arabia (21.9° N, 45.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° S, 32.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ogivalis ammonoid zone, D7 Hisyan Member (Dhruma Formation), Middle Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, conglomeratic sandstone and lithified, calcareous claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. Alméras, M. Cougnon, R. Enay and C. Mangold. 2010. Brachiopodes du Jurasique Inférieur et moyen d'Arabie Saoudite centrale. Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de Lyon 168:1-247 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis/A. Kocsis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 141559: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 29.03.2013

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
 Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae