Also known as Jebal eth Thuleithuwat, Thuleithuwat Hills

Where: Jordan (30.9° N, 35.9° E: paleocoordinates 22.9° N, 30.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: P10 foram zone, Wadi Esh-Shallala Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• stated to be middle Lutetian, but from planktonic foraminiferal zone P10 which is early Lutetian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: I. Zalmout, P. D. Gingerich, H. Mustafa, A. Smadi, and A. Khammash. 2003. Cetacea and Sirenia from the Eocene Wadi Esh-Shalala Formation of Jordan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):113A [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 64351: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.09.2006

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