Ghazalat-1 well, 13a: Aptian, Egypt

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Steevisipollenites sinuosus
Cyathldites australis
Brenneripollis perorcticulatus
Schrankipollis cf. mawhoubensis Doyle et al. 1990
Psilamonocolpites spp.
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
Inaperturopollenites spp.
Spheripollenites psilatus
original and current combination Sphaeripollenites
Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
unclassified
Murospora spp.
Trilobosporites laevigatus El-Beialy 1994
Pteridopsida
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Deltoidospora diaphana Wilson and Webster 1946
Deltoidospora hallii Miner 1935
unclassified
Concavisporites spp.
Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae
Leptolepidites spp.
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales
Appendicisporites potomacensis Brenner 1963
Appendicisporites cf. giganticus Groot and Groot 1962
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Cicatricosisporites reticulatus
Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus Singh 1964
Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cicatricosisporites pseudotripartitus Dettmann 1963
Cicatricosisporites sinuosus Hunt 1985
Cicatricosisporites magnus Doring 1965
Cicatricosisporites hughesii Dettmann 1963
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniales - Matoniaceae
Dictyophyllidites harrisii Couper 1958
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae
Contignisporites sp. Dettmann 1963
Polypodiopsida
Biretisporites potoniaei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
unclassified
Cibotiumspora juncta Zhang 1978
Cycadopsida - Cycadales
Eucommiidites spp.
unclassified
Concavissimisporites punctatus Pocock 1964
Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales
Ephedripites spp.
Ephedripites ovalis Müller 1968
Magnoliopsida
Echimonocolpites spp.
Angiospermae
Afropollis operculatus Doyle et al. 1982
Afropollis aff. jardinus Doyle et al. 1982
Afropollis aff. zonatus Doyle et al. 1982
Afropollis zonatus Doyle et al. 1982
Brenneripollis reticulatus (Brenner 1963)
replaced by Retimonocolpites reticulatus
Retimonocolpites saadii Ibrahim 2002
Stellatopollis spp.
Angiospermae - Gunnerales
Tricolpites spp.
Angiospermae - Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
Clavatipollenites hughesii Kemp 1968
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Callialasporites trilobatus (Balme 1957)
original and current combination Tsugaepollenites trilobatus
Coniferales
Circulina parva Brenner 1963
unclassified
Perotriletes spp.
see common names

Geography
Country:Egypt State/province:Western Desert
Coordinates: 29.0° North, 29.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.5° North, 25.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Alamein
Local section:Alamein Local bed:4683-4686
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified argillaceous "shale"
Secondary lithology: lithified calcareous dolomite
Lithology description: Thin carbonate beds, mainly dolomites interca- lated with shales, conformably overlie the clastics of the Alam El Bueib Formation, and underlie the clastics of the Dahab or Kharita Formations. The age of the Alamein Formation is Aptian
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:soft parts,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:142199
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:G. Doria
Research group:paleobotany
Created:2013-04-07 03:55:19 Last modified:2013-04-06 12:55:19
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-07 03:55:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
46190. M. I. A. Ibrahim. 1996. Aptian-Turonian palynology of the Ghazalat-1 well (GTX-1), Qattara Depression, Egypt. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 94:137-168 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cárdenas]