Gebel Ghara 75 (Miocene of Egypt)
Where: Suez, Egypt (30.0° N, 32.5° E: paleocoordinates 28.9° N, 31.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; marl and limestone
Size class: mesofossils
Primary reference: F.J. Souaya. 1963. On the calcareous algae (Melobesioideae) of Gebel Gharra (Cario-Suez road) with a local zonation and some possible correlations. Journal of Paleontology 37(6):1204-1216 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 222025: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 07.09.2021
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Taxonomic list
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| Florideophyceae | |
Lithophyllum gharabi, Lithophyllum sp., Lithophyllum capederi, Lithophyllum prelichenoides, Lithoporella melobesioides
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
Lithophyllum capederi Lemoine 1925
Lithophyllum prelichenoides Lemoine 1917
Lithoporella melobesioides Foslie 1909 | |
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Lithothamnion magnum Caoeder 1900
Mesophyllum commune Lemoine 1939 | |