Maghara Area, Gebel Mistan, coral bed: Late/Upper Aptian, Egypt

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Epistreptophyllum manzourensis
Epistreptophyllum sp. Milaschewitsch 1876
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclolitidae
Paracycloseris sp. Wells 1934
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Mixastraea sp. Roniewicz 1976
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821
Trochosmilia cretacea
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847
Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae
Coenholectypus sp. Pomel 1883
Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma (Tylostoma) magharensis
Gastropoda - Acanthonematidae
Pyrazus (Echinobethra) magharensis
Pyrazus (Echinobethra) sexangulatus
Diastoma ornate
Pseudomesalia deserti Douvillé 1916
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Ampullina (Ampullina) ervyna
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea maghrensis
Nerinea mistanensis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula magharensis
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) scabra (Lamarck 1819)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia (Trigonia) undulatocostata Blanckenhorn 1890
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) orientalis Douvillé 1916
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae
Ceratostreon flabellatum (Goldfuss 1833)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) margitifera
Insecta - Coleoptera - Dermestidae
Pseudomesalia quadrilineata
see common names

Geography
Country:Egypt
Coordinates: 30.8° North, 33.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.0° North, 28.8° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 2-3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Aptian
Age range of interval:119.50000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:brown,yellow "limestone"
Lithology description: 50 cm in thickness yellowish brown sandy limestone
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:151613
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2013-10-08 22:50:23 Last modified:2013-10-08 06:50:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-01-08 22:50:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
48461. M. S. Mekawy. 2013. Taphonomy of Aptian-Albian Beds in the Gebel Mistan, Maghara Area, Northern Sinai, Egypt. Earth Science and Climatic Change 4(2) [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]