Egypt 5 (Mokattam) (Eocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (30.1° N, 31.3° E: paleocoordinates 22.5° N, 26.4° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• this is a Middle Eocene, Upper Lutetian list
Environment/lithology: calcareous shale and limestone
• lithology described as interbedded marls and limestones
Primary reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 2955: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 23.07.1999
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
Liotia ramlii Abbass 1967 snail | |
Scaphander radii Abbass 1967 snail | |
Architectonica dehmi Abbass 1967 sundial | |
Velates rogeri Abbass 1967 snail | |
Mesalia minuta Abbass 1967 turret shell
Turritella naimi Abbass 1967 turret shell
Turritella baghosi turret shell | |
Campanile niloticum Abbass 1967 snail | |
Neverita kaitheyensis moon snail
Sinum nagibi Abbass 1967 moon snail
Amaurellina farisi Abbass 1967 moon snail | |
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Gisortia mahgoobi Abbass 1967 cowry | |
Heligmotoma sabeti Abbass 1967 snail | |
Turris adendanii Abbass 1967 turrid | |
Conus cairoensis Abbass 1967 cone shell | |
Lyria barkoukensis Abbass 1967 volute
Volutilithes osmani Abbass 1967 volute | |
Harpa omarai Abbass 1967 snail | |
Tibia youssefi Abbass 1967 snail | |
Terebellum ameri Abbass 1967 true conch
Strombus sadeki Abbass 1967 conch | |
Drepanocheilus fodai Abbass 1967 snail | |
Cassidaria khaledi Abbass 1967 snail | |
Charonia yehiai triton | |
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