Jabal Umm Himar locality 59: Paleocene, Saudi Arabia
collected 1971-1979

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus informal very large sp.
Pycnodus informal medium sized sp.
see common names

Geography
Country:Saudi Arabia State/province:Makkah
Coordinates: 21.2° North, 41.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.7° North, 32.4° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Paleocene
Age range of interval:66.00000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Umm Himar Member:Middle
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Lower 2-3 m of the Middle Member of Umm Himar Formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:massive,gypsiferous mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Massive, thick-bedded mudstone, containing detritus, abundant montmorillonite, illite, and subordinate gypsum
Environment:lagoonal
Geology comments: Low-energy estuarine or lagoonal environment
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Collection dates:1971-1979
Metadata
Database number:140974
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:P. Mannion
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-03-19 23:43:12 Last modified:2013-03-19 07:43:55
Access level:the public Released:2013-03-19 23:43:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
45776. C. T. Madden, F. C. Whitmore Jr., D. L. Schmidt and I. M. Naqvi. 1995. The Umm Himar Formation (Paleocene) of Saudi Arabia and Associated Strata: Stratigraphy, Vertebrate Fauna, and Paleoenvironment. In F. C. Whitmore Jr., C. T. Madden (eds.), U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2093(A):1-19 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion]