Nord Wadi Qena, unteres Obercenoman (Cretaceous of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (26.4° N, 32.5° E: paleocoordinates 5.6° N, 26.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• unteres Obercenoman
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: N. Malchus. 1990. Revision der Kreide-Austern (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia) Ägyptens (Biostratigraphie, Systematik). Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A(125) [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 185813: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 18.05.2017
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Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia | |
Curvostrea isidis, Curvostrea rouvillei, Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) roachensis, "Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) flabellatum" = Ceratostreon flabellatum, "Ilymatogyra (Afrogyra) africana" = Ilymatogyra africana
Curvostrea isidis Fourtau 1917 oyster
Curvostrea rouvillei Coquand 1862 oyster
Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) roachensis Fourtau 1917 oyster
"Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) flabellatum" = Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster
"Ilymatogyra (Afrogyra) africana" = Ilymatogyra africana Lamarck 1801 oyster | |
Ambigostrea pseudolvillei oyster |