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Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29,33.6667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | South Sinai Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Sinai, zone , section VI | Kuss J., Conrad M. A. (1991) | not reported | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||
Sinai, zone , section VI | Kuss J., Conrad M. A. (1991) | not reported | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Serpulidae family | Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Bryozoa phylum | Animalia : Bryozoa | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Boueina sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Boueina | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Halimeda sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Halimeda | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Neomeris sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Neomeris | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Acicularia sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Acicularia | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Permocalculus sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Gymnocodiaceae : Permocalculus | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Kuss J., Conrad M. A. (1991) Calcareous Algae from Cretaceous Carbonates of Egypt, Sinai, and Southern Jordan, Journal of Paleontology 65 5 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!