Wadi Gharandal ("Green Beds"), Egypt -Tawadros (2001): Bartonian, Egypt
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Carchardon auriculatus
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis sp.
Agassiz 1838
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| Fish teeth | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Oxyrhina desori
(Agassiz 1843)
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| synonym of Isurus oxyrinchus | ||||||||||
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Nummulitidae
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Nummulites beaumonti
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Egypt |
| Coordinates: | 29.3° North, 33.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 23.4° North, 28.2° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Bartonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Bartonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 41.20000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | "Green Beds" | ||||
| Regional section: | Wadi Gharandal | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The upper Eocene in this area is divided into (from base to top), the Cardita Series, Green beds, gypsiderous marls, Tanak beds, and Red beds. The "Green Beds" are made up of green marls, 15-30 m (49-98 ft) thick. A Bartonian age gas been suggested for this unit. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic,green marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Green marls. The green color of the marls is caused by glauconite. | |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
| Geology comments: No environmental data reported. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Comprises taxa mentioned in text as typical of formation, including molluscs and forams. Page 138 of Tawadros (2001) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | "Green Beds", Wadi Gharandal | ||
| Database number: | 41909 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-21 23:08:32 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-21 23:08:32 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11199. | E. E. Tawadros. 2001. Geology of Egypt and Libya 1-468 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Clapham] |