Beadnell Section: Priabonian, Egypt

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Hydrozoa - Tubulariae
Qerunia (Hydractinia) cornuta
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Astrohelia similis
synonym of Astrhelia
Mammalia - Cetacea - Basilosauridae
Zeuglodon osiris Dames 1894
recombined as Saghacetus osiris
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Moeritheriidae
Moeritherium gracile n. sp. Andrews 1902
Andrews 1902
originally entered as "Moeritherium gracilis"
Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews 1901
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Barytheriidae
Barytherium grave Andrews 1901
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Eosiren libyca n. gen., n. sp. Andrews 1902
Andrews 1902
Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Stereogenys podocnemioides n. sp.
Stereogenys cromeri n. gen., n. sp. Andrews 1901
Podocnemis stromeri von Reinach 1903
Podocnemis antiqua Andrews 1903
recombined as Cordichelys antiqua
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Thalassochelys libyca Andrews 1901
Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Psephophorus eocenus
Reptilia - Palaeophiidae
Pterosphenus schweinfurthi (Andrews 1901)
Reptilia - Madtsoiidae
Gigantophis garstini n. gen., n. sp. Andrews 1901
CGM C.10022 - holotype
Reptilia
Tomistoma africanum n. sp. Andrews 1901
recombined as Eogavialis africanum
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Propristis schweinfurthi Priem 1897
Echinoidea - Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas crameri
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea elegans Deshayes 1832
recombined as Cubitostrea elegans
Ostrea reili
Alectryonia clotbeyi (Bellardi 1854)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra faasi
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Carolia placunoides Cantraine 1838
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita fajumensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Macrosolen hollowaysi
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Mesalia fasciata (Lamarck 1804)
recombined as Sigmesalia fasciata
Turritella pharaonica Cossmann 1901
recombined as Turritella (Torquesia) pharaonica
Turritella carnifera
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rimella rimosa (Solander 1766)
see common names

Geography
Country:Egypt
Coordinates: 29.6° North, 30.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.9° North, 26.6° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Qasr el-Sagha
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: middle Priabonian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandy sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:79700
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-03-18 10:30:05 Last modified:2017-08-29 06:01:43
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-03-18 10:30:05
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
26772. H. J. L. Beadnell. 1905. The topography and geology of the Fayum Province of Egypt. Survey Department of Egypt, Cairo 1-101 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

36316 C. W. Andrews. 1902. Preliminary note on some recently discovered extinct vertebrates from Egypt. (Part III). Geological Magazine Decade 4(9):291-295 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
46727 C. W. Andrews. 1905. Notes on some new Crocodilia from the Eocene of Egypt. Geological Magazine 2(11):481-484 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
33106 P. D. Gingerich. 2010. Cetacea. In L. Werdelin & W. J. Sanders (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of Africa 873-899 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
63145 J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion. 2017. The osteology of the giant snake Gigantophis garstini from the upper Eocene of North Africa and its bearing on the phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Madtsoiidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(4):e1347179:1-20 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion]