Cyrenaica (Cretaceous to of Libya)

Also known as Cirenaica

Where: Libya (31.2° N, 22.5° E: paleocoordinates 16.4° N, 19.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)

• uppermost Campanian - Maastrichtian

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. V. Dhondt, N. Malchus, L. Boumaza and E. Jaillaerd. 1999. Cretaceous oysters from North Africa : origin and distribution. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 170(1):67-76 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 185660: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 05.05.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis, Exogyra overwegi, Gryphaeostrea canaliculata, Ceratostreon pliciferum, Amphidonte pyrenaicum
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Exogyra overwegi von Buch 1852 oyster
Gryphaeostrea canaliculata Sowerby 1813 oyster
Ceratostreon pliciferum Dujardin 1837 oyster
Amphidonte pyrenaicum Leymerie 1851 oyster
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
"Agerostrea ungulata" = Agerostrea ungulatus
"Agerostrea ungulata" = Agerostrea ungulatus Schlotheim 1813 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
? Ambigostrea bretoni, Ambigostrea villei, ? Ambigostrea tripolitana, Nicaisolopha nicaisei, Oscillopha dichotoma, Gyrostrea verneuili, Gyrostrea cellae, Gyrostrea sp.
? Ambigostrea bretoni Peron and Thomas 1891 oyster
Ambigostrea villei Coquand 1862 oyster
? Ambigostrea tripolitana Krumbeck 1906 oyster
Nicaisolopha nicaisei Coquand 1862 oyster
Oscillopha dichotoma Bayle 1849 oyster
Gyrostrea sp. Mirkamalov 1963 oyster