Gebel Tanka ("Green Beds"), Egypt -Tawadros (2001): Bartonian, Egypt
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Malleidae
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Vulsella crispata
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea stanleyi
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten cailliaudi
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Nummulitidae
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Nummulites beaumonti
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Nummulites contortus
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Nummulites striatus
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Geography
| Country: | Egypt |
| Coordinates: | 29.1° North, 33.1° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 23.2° North, 28.3° 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: | Gebel Tanka | ||||
| 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
| 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", Gebel Tanka | ||
| Database number: | 41911 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-21 23:14:29 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-21 23:14:29 |
| 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] |